Vernonia Amygdalina Poem by Ebi Robert

Sweet Lina - Tirima nina
old odd oxymoron
growing on my corridor
bitter-lina Vernonia
crook co-cook Amygdalina.

Find fifty fat farmers
plant pi-plant, pin pi-plant
bring big bearers bold
let them wash and squeeze sold

Sweet-Tina - Tirima nina
won't spoil the sugar singer
of boiling fish, meat and spice.
wash me white, spread me wide
lick Le-liquid, spin my spice.

Do not, do not disgust na'
am sweet-bitter Vernonia
to swim your soup na'.