The 2River View | 25.1 (Fall 2020) |
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Salawu Olajide In Praise of Your Name, Holy Deity This tongue is coated with thrush, These hands are etched with hieroglyphs, In praise of your holy name, I have become the devotee My heart is empty of blood rustled by storm In praise of your name, I am filled with absurd verses I am guided with delicate psalms because this country has become a valley of wild flowers In praise of your holy name deity, my lipless mouth has become A Thread on Hope osùn is a traditionally made powder among the Yoruba How many birds does a prayer need to reach the sky? Salawu Olajide lives in Nigeria. He is the author of Preface for Living Homeland (African Poetry Book Fund), with poems published or forthcoming in Glass, New Orleans Review, Salt Hill, and Waccamaw.
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