Sojourner

A sojourner I continued,

Took meal, pills; slept off.

I dreamt

I went through woods,

Climbed uphill; gasping,

Sweating

I met a lass.

Oh fairy, sweet her!

Jolted, yet mild, I asked her

About

Whispering fig leaves, sighing flowers,

Crushed palm kernels...

I listened:

"For everything, time is given:

A time to reflect,

And a time to forget;

A time to stay,

A time to leave."

- Adesina Olusanya

(Poet Adeshina Olusanya)

(from: HUES LANE) (2006)