Sallah

Sallah

Within a blink:
the glass of time vanishes,
Drops become an ocean,
A lit stick of matches grows into an inferno
A neighbor becomes a soul mate
All just within a blink.
Time truly flies!
I bore with this set of eyes the dawn of yesteryear's sallah.

The Streets were like a well painted canvas
Even the humble looked class.
The children tucked their glasses over their eyes
Sharp gators were what your eyes cut when you saw the men
Oh how majestic the women look in their mascara.

Smiles left hearts as baskets changed hands!

Bello and Nigeria were evenly served
Oh how they were devoured by angry and cheering potbellies

Today stretches like fine prose,
Tomorrow, all this will be poetry.

Eneye Lawal.