IMANE… Imane Olete, the ancestral home of Oda Ojiji The celestial abode of the Ochimane, Rich in generational history and culture. Imane, the home of Oliver water falls And the Ochimete flow, Filled with cascading Odambe stream, Quite but surreal, anciently sited. Next time you are at Imane, Look towards Efofe and hail the Onyeke clan, Take a stroll to the kpa’ oke’ spirits. The ebullient Otutubatu brethren of Efachipu Are cheerfully on hand To envelop you in convivial embrace And their brotherly neighbors of Anukpa oboh Aren’t far from the hospitality of nature. Ojiji do ko, the greatest fear that sends chills down the spin of mortals, Ojiji whose bark shakes neighboring abodes, Ojiji the tormentor of lily livered spirits. So potent was your powers that Your kings are reverend and feared, Oda Ameloko lived in your image, So does Oda Ifene, And equally buoyant was Okemaja And your other ingrained heirs. The Ochimane, your spiritual empire, Welcomes you in celestial embrace, Invoking the heavenly guard And cleansing the land of impurities. Oh you Ojiji Bailo! Who dines with celestial might, Look down on your land And see the disarray of your kindred, Where the hallelujah And the Allah Akbar of your seeds Has dwarfed the ancestral chants of your ibegu My rants may be deafened by the cacophonies Of your civilized seeds, Who considered your reign old and primitive, But I rather be a lone voice in defense of your traces Than a hero in the multitude of lost seeds. *Abdullahi O Haruna Haruspice is a poet, writer and Publisher of the World Entourage Magazine
Posted on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 13:10:37 +0000
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