Nircle · | 11 likes, 10 comments. -

Sofiyat Hassan
@sofiyathassan243005
1 year ago

THEME: FLAVOURS OF HOME
TITLE: FAMILY REUNION

Substance clear and white
Emu oguro but call it palm wine
The best liquid to whine and dine
To prepare the tummy for pounded yam

Gather from the farm, fresh tubers of yam
As we get knives to peel and slice without wasting much time
Honk! Honk!! I recognize that sound
Isn't that grandpa?

It's our once in a year family reunion
A period we meet family relations
This time, it's happening in my father's yard
With mother giving cooking instructions and guide

"Rinse the yams properly and put on fire"
"Wash the mortal and pestle"
"I'd be back to pound in a short while"
Mother said before she stormed out

From the kitchen, we could hear relatives laughter
That must be my little cousin telling jokes and stories
Awwn, little Doris, making them forget their hunger
As they while away time with palm wine

In no time, the yam was done
Well cooked and soft
I dropped in the mortar the yam one by one
And mother was there to pound

The yam slices were pounded into small pieces
Mother continued to pound the yam
Until it changed its dynamics to a smooth sticky substance
That had itself glued to the pestle and sides of the mortar

Mother added a little water
And I watched as the sticky substance drew back into the mortar
And she continued to pound, this time harder
"These process is a lot of stress", I told her

She continued pounding and adding water
And she got a very soft smooth texture
Our pounded yam whitish in colour just like Emu oguro
The stress sincerely worth the result

Afterwards, we served our relations
With bushmeats stucked in the Egusi soup
The yummy delicious taste
Could be felt even from the smiles on their face

BLACK_EBONY
#Nircle poetry#
#poetry#
#FlavoursofHome#