Streamside Exchange by J.P. Clark

Streamside Exchange

Child:
River bird, river bird,
Sitting all day long
On hook over grass,

River bird, river bird,
Sing to me a song
Of all that pass
And say,
will mother come back today?

Bird:
You cannot know
And should not bother;
Tide and market come and go
And so shall your mother,

J.P. Clark

John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo was born on 6th April,1935. He is a Nigerian poet and playwright. He has written and published numerous poems and plays, some of his most popular works are Abiku (poetry) and Song of a Goat (a play).