Poetry : In Her Prime by Kolade Olanrewaju Freedom

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The breeze swirls around her elegant gait;

a dance to the rhythmical beats composed

in the studio of her youthful figure –

echoes of the timeliness of her comeliness.

In her prime,

the doors of admiration, once stiff,

are flung open for eyes- mine, theirs

to explore the treasures buried beneath

the soil of her sacred being.

In her prime,

her beau hews the stone of death

for infidelity, his desires pollinated-

alienated from treachery's lustful calls.

In her prime,

her structure, structured like a sonnet,

screams God's dexterity - an artifact,

proudly displayed in God's showroom –

incandescent!

In her prime,

this question, a Messenger's icon,

pops up on the screen of thoughts,

'When her prime elopes with time,

will her beau still be for her?'

Kolade Olanrewaju Freedom, who has authored two poetry collections, The Light Bearer and Punctured Silence, studies in the department of Communication and Language Arts, University of Ibadan. His works have appeared in diverse global anthologies, magazines, websites and blogs.