Naija Poetry | WE DANCED THE CULTURAL DANCE

Josiah Yakspirt Yakubu

Biography: A renown Poet and also a prolific writer who has contributed alot in world Poetry at large. Many of his works have been published in the sun magazine, The New Yorker, spillwords in New York, premium times Lagos, hello poetry, world Voices Magazine and Daily Trust etc. He has electronically published two (2) poetry books titled "Who Cares?" And "Before I Die". Josiah is a graduate of International relations from the prestigious Nigerian Army University Biu, Borno state.

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Thursday 3 June 2021

WE DANCED THE CULTURAL DANCE

WE DANCED THE CULTURAL DANCE

A Poem

We heard of the mortal songs

We heard of the ancestral dance

Done by great men of old

With regalias and joy in their hearts;

The old fashioned men and women, 

The youths of old and the children, 

When the mortal drums are-played

All sorrows were wiped a-way;

We men and women of Africa

Are primitive in truest character

Our custume, our pride

Our steps, we ride;

Our pipers are cunning drummers

They piped in an old fashioned way

Akin was an African drummer

His playings are in old fashion way

The last year's festival Oh

We danced, but with sadness

For unity has faded away Oh

And our nation was restless

Had we have the po'wr

To go back through the years

We wish to be in the past

Where all armies are at rest

Where the Yorubas danced the Aladura's

Where Igbos danced the Ogini's

Where Hausas danced the Kalangu's 

And nations danced the cultural's

Oh Plateau of all nation's

Where are the cultural dancers

Your old men made of you? 

Are they now western dancers?

The Afizere Dancers are deformed

Ngas dancers are also deformed

Mwagavul are you also deformed?

Oh Plateau arise to peace and unity 

My Zaar warriors and dancers

Are also deformed

We fought well and danced too

But, we are engulfed by politics 

The future is bright for Africa

If we will embrace culture

And remember the cultural steps

Which the mortals danced 

For unity and peace I cry Aye  aye. 

©Yaksport Josiah

03-06-2021

9:02AM

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