She runs with
the agility of a sprinter,
She walks with rigid steps,
She jumps with quick, light
steps as if in a hurdle race,
Legs firm and sturdy,
Long and erect
like bamboo sticks,
She watches over her young
with keen eyesight,
The feet of the feathered Queen,
built with the strength of
the foundation of
an ivory tower,
They take her to places,
Far and wide,
Beyond borders,
Across undulating terrains.
Thompson I. Emate is a graduate of University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. His keen interest in creative writing particularly prose and poetry has seen him spend most of his leisure time writing these two. He has his poems, “Foot Soldier” and “Lilies”, published in a youth magazine. He lives in Lagos, Nigeria.