Thursday, 7 November 2024

The Land of Unease by Niyi Osundare

The Land of Unease

The land never knows peace
Where a few have too much
And many none at all.

The yam of this world
Is enough for all mouths
Which pay daily homage
To the god of the throat
Enough for the aged
Awaiting day's dusk
And the young peeping 
At tomorrow 
From mother's back.

Niyi Osundare

Niyi Osundare was born in 1947 in Ikere-Ekiti, Nigeria. He is a prolific writer and highly valued literary critic. In December 2014, Osundare was awarded the Nigerian National Merit Award (NNMA) for academic excellence.

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