September 21, 2016
Flint and flair
thunderous footfalls
the golden dust
And the eloquent legend of those legs
Their long and rapid laughter
the ebony sinews
in the saga of their sun
Reggae-rhumba-ed
star-apple-sweet
majestic like the Blue Mountains
Soul in speed
solace in strength
the splash, then the swagger
Thunder which comes before the bolt
yours, indeed,
are long-memoried legs
-Niyi Osundare
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