Feb 2016 – Oke Iroegbu's African Poems & Stories of Nostalgia

The Violins of the Nights

Now let’s have some evening breeze And with it let a tale about it be told Always the night is cold but noisy Creatures of

Life is all about finding what gives you happiness Fortunate for me, I found these in Natures embrace I love to live my life with

(i.) Laughter is a sweet wine She goes into the eyes Burning the desires of men Family is a nice paradise (ii.) Friendship is like

Now the Locust played about The comely sunny Summer, he minded not The Ant gathers leaves, grains and nuts For the clouds slowly but steadily

Wait for the morning It comes a little while The night was long and creepy But the morning must surely come Wait for the rising

(i.) “Open the windows of your heart See the wonders outside; besides you” I like to write this for you, dear For memoirs of what

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