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hi,
am guessin dat u want poems on Abiku, so here goes, the only ones i know dat are popular are d ones written by Wole soyinka and John Pepper clark.

Abiku. J.P. Clark

Coming and going these several seasons,
do stay out on the baobab tree
follow where you please your kindred spirits
if indoors is not enough for you.
true, it leaks through the thatch
when flood brim the banks,
and the bats and the owls
often tear in at night through the eaves
and at harmattan, the bamboo walls
are ready tinder for the fire
that dries the fresh fish up on the rack.
still, its been the healthy stock
to several fingers, to many more will be
who reach to the sun.
no longer bestride the threshold
but step in and stay
for good. we know the knife scars
serrating down your back and front
like beak of the sword-fish
and both of your ears notched
as a bondsman of this house
are all relics of your first comings.
then step in, step in and stay
for her body is tired
tired, her milk going sour
where many more mouths gladden the heart.

that's the first, too tired to type d other, guess dis would have to do 4 now

wow gamine,
u've got somethin special,real special.am tellin u to go on and learn the ropes ,perfectin ur skill.i'll be glad to buy ur book,anyday,anytime.
just remember,
be careful whose advice u buy but be patient with dose that supply it.
goodluck!