Vow To 'ajike' The Bride Poem by Stanley Oguh

There aren't enough stars in the east,
To show number of times my heart beats for you.
There aren't enough desert in the north,
To show how far i'd really go for you.
There aren't enough depth in the lagoon,
To tell you Ajike, how deep my feelings run for you.
Ajike, I'd sail across the niger's,
Climb to the apex of the olumo,
Walk through the lush vegetation of the siambisa,
If that's what it takes to spend eternity with you.
You know, If words could fall like rain,
Form this lyrics of mine.
I will use all the words the earth could gather,
To tell you, you are the goddess even YEYE could not match.
You are not just the Queen of Maidens,
But the Queen of the Queens who had grace and will ever grace the earth.
From the hills to the valleys of our land,
Comes you Ajike; the source of my joy.
The single reason my hearts river never runs dry,
It's your smile that comes with hope whose shine cannot be faded.
I was lost, when the waves of your love found me,
It carried me like whirlwind,
And brought me to this moment we are.
Your love is that which set me free,
And made your heart the hamlet I call home.
Ajike, am lost in this lush vegetation of your heart,
So deep that I can't hear the hunter's trumpet.
i've gone astray in your thoughts,
For unto you is all that I bear.
I speak this few words of mine,
Hiss flowing just like the stream at Odo-Ado,
To let you know that in you and only you,
This imperfect poet finds perfection.
To let you know that its you and only with you,
This poet wants to spend forever with.
Making beautiful babes that would portray the image of our love,
For as I pledge my love to you,
Before the most gracious eyes of Olodumare.
Through this holy vow,
I promise to remember always,
Never to defy this love I feel for you this moment.
Never to exist any dew after the rain of this love,
Not for another maiden on this earth.
I vow to love and cherish you,
And never to leave you,
Not in sickness; not even in death.
when life happens; when this journey of love gets tough,
I will be strong for you; like the zuma rock,
Here and here after; Today and tomorrow,
For this love we share is forever; always it has been and always it will be.