I salute thee African's beauty.
Nigeria's diva who hailed from Mbaise.
Orekelewa of the giant of Africa.
Whose beauty an elegant gait.
Scaled her through the forest of a thousand demons.
Who drank her beauty to fame.
Unlike Tutu the palmwine drunkard.
Your body is like a flower holding petals of wonders.
Your hair like Naboth's vineyard, so enticing.
Filled with all tropes of delicate fruits.
Nnaji you are a goddess on earth.
And captor of so many jack's heart.
But who are you oh Gene!
Going to share a ring with.
Or give your 'True love' to.
Who would thou 'Love for ever'.
For many are 'dying to love' thee.
I hope not for an extenuation on that.
For many wishes to 'Tango with thee'.
You who are all round awesome inclined.
'G' is for gazelle, a gentlewoman.
Who is gooey and gorgeous, a gateau.
'E' stands for earnest and echos of eclat.
For your elemental ego.
'N' means naturally natty, for you are and will be.
A nines Nestor to our elegant ones.
'E' is for elderberry, eloquent and elocution's.
That's why you are Nollywood's best.
'V' stands for your valiancy and valor.
In vanquishing life's turbulency, you are valuable.
'I' states you are an introit of all beauties.
An angelic interweave and intertwine of wonders.
'E' appears you are excellent personified.
To be an euphony of our culture.
'V' for valentine, you are everyone's, not too vaunt.
'E' stands for exclusive, you are.
Because I am expressly speechless.
You are African's diva against the Brit's dame.
Theirs is Guinevere, ours is Genevieve- our pride.
Now every woman is called that.
Wow! Is that. 'A GENEVIEVE' to someone of beauty.
To me you are African's queen and Soyinka's Sidi.
Accept my salutation, ododo iwalewa ti awa.
For little should be my extol.
So others would not deride me of my speeches.
That's just an extenuation for my shortness of words.
Lovely piece! Thanks for the wonderful job, for remembering our own queen Elizabeth 1 of Africa. I'm proud to identify with her. God bless you Mr Adebayo keep it up sir
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Genevieve must be smiling happily if she gets to read this.