This Dance Poem by Abubakar Ahmed Imam

In your face
Beyond the embers
That glow in you eyes
I see that day
Of virgin merriment
When we danced
Turn by turn
On Mama’s laps

I see that moment
That carefree moment
When our eyes
Wet tendrils of innocence
Sparkled
As we danced
Fast or slow
To the lure of Mama’s songs

In your face
Beyond the rainbow of time
That colors our souls
I see hues of golden dreams
And the beckon
Of the bliss that is to be

I hold your hands
The past springs to life
As we dance
Fast and slow
This eternal song of love.