The Onitsha man by Abayomi Habib
The Onitsha man by Abayomi Habib,Nobel laurae
I am the Onitsha man with a new wedlock of Palm wine drunkards,
How many years will I dance to the night of being a father of the night,
After many years of selling palm Wine to the white customers in my village ,
As I wait to dance with my lovely women again,
I am Pa ajulukwu who made my women as a source of wealth after many years of being a dancing figure of the house,
How will I sell my palm Wine was the letter of my heart to the white man,
Each time I see my women, my palm Wine will taste like a new Onitsha ma
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The Onitsha man
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Submitted by yomihabib on June 27, 2023
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Characters | 574 |
Words | 131 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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