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IKELEBEJI
THE YAM FESTIVAL
Declaration of commemoration
Remarking discovery of tuber
Inserting health flamboyancy
Leaves of medicinal potency
Treated with antidote
Medication of safety
Proffered solution in assurance
Exerting fear relegated to Awada
Fired with broken clay
Laced with oil spited red
Splitting pieces, stirred to blend
Consistency in turn with passion
In turns to celebrate
The tail becomes head
With joy, the spirit cluster
Dancing in colonies of songs
Positioned the head reaffirmed
Flanked by heads of red honour
Filed for homage in ranks
Receiving their piece of love
Alas, the celebration of survival
Frank Onyekwelu Atuonah
October, 2023.
