IF ONLY

   BY

         

        SALIHU TAUHEED SULIEMAN

She shall be my lady 

I shall adorn laurels and nurse her seeds with joy

I shall swim a thousand miles away from rift safe to build her a royal castle

My Arabian Princess

I shall adorn her neck with glittering  diamonds 

And, in the threshold of our matrimony

We shall dance to the tune of harmony

This night,

Serve me some wine

From the winery of my Arabian Princess

Let me wet my throat so I can

Blow the flute of love she gave me

Ontop Hills and Mountains

I will blow this flute

For generations to come

Will hear the story of our love

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Salihu Suleiman Tauheed, a 300 level student of History and International Studies, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai. He hails from Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State. He is so much interested in Poetry and Short stories.