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NAIJA POETRY 31: The Spring’s Last Drop by NaijaphiliaBlog: 4:56am On Jan 06, 2023 |
NAIJA POETRY 31: The Spring’s Last Drop I can still recall their laughter as they spoke of “lost virtue”. I, Obianuju I have learnt to live in scarcity. So, cautiously, I choose my steps labouring up the steep hill bearing on my head in a clay pot the spring’s last drop but from the bushes a sweet melody streams forth and fills my ears disarming tantalising and the body is tempted to sway leading the feet off the straight path and the eyes are tempted to stray to find the source the giver of temporal joy but I must hold fast my pot of spring water though the seller of clay pot never makes the “customer” though the carrier of the clay pot be the mother of an only son and though this tune vibrating in my ears tempts me to dance to sway my hips in unison with it beguiling yet I cannot lose it this stem this prop I have laboured up this hill through toil and sweat and I cannot spill it this water so pure so clear so sweet the dying spring’s last drop I Obianuju I shall provide my children with plenty I shall multiply this drop shall multiply this drop shall multi…pl…p… AUTHOR: Catherine Obianuju Acholonu born in Umuokwara, Orlu town of Imo State, Nigeria on Friday 26 October 1951. SOURCE: https://naijaphilia.com/blog/2023/01/05/naija-poetry-31-the-springs-last-drop/
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