-there is love in the plaiting of hair
of the hair of the african girl;
there is charity in the style you see
on the head like the ivy in curl
and the striations emboldened in long twists
like the tap root of the purple hibiscus
and curly as coils from twisted graph
...
there is affection in the style of the local coiffure
on the head of the girl you cherish
like the cone on the head of the bridesmaid
tapering on to the apex of the cielings
&the stylish headtie on her braid
like the stately umbrella of the 'retired mugabe'
flowing beyond the sky of beauty
...
there is peace inscribed in the draftmanship skills of the local dresser
locking the weakest weave in the longest thread
as of the 'shembe' traditional coiffure
the style of the mother queen
cramping alongside the rosy ointment
'tis the beauty of african style;
which you must adoringly sing
# poetic
izzybobo writes.