Seyi Ojenike

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Seyi Ojenike Biography

SEYI OJENIKE is a poet who finds creative inspiration in his rich Yoruba heritage. Shaped by literary giants Wole Soyinka and Niyi Osundare, his poetic voice resonates in his contribution to the book 'Things Fall Apart: The Centre Cannot Hold, ' a collaborative work between the Republic of Ireland and Nigeria commemorating W. B. Yeats' Nobel Prize centenary.)

The Best Poem Of Seyi Ojenike

The Children Of The Spirits

The village mourns the loss of a child,
Taken by the spirits to their realm wild,
Where they roam free and run free and wild.

But sometimes they return to the earth's mild,
As spirit children, pure and undefiled,
The village mourns the loss of a child.

They come to live among us for a while,
And bring with them blessings that are piled,
Where they roam free and run free and wild.

Their laughter and play, so unrestrained,
Bring joy to the hearts that have been pained,
The village mourns the loss of a child.

But when the spirits come to claim their child,
They must return to the realm they once defiled,
Where they roam free and run free and wild.

Yet we know they'll come back again,
As spirit children, pure and without stain,
The village mourns the loss of a child,
Where they roam free and run free and wild.

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