PEARL OF THE SAHEL

Bless you, Mariam Mimi
Pride of the North Eastern Nigeria
The solace to the soul of many
In the anguish hotness of the
dry plane of the Sahel Savanna.
When I saw her upon a nearer view,
My heart quiver in amazement of such
An exquisite soul, beauty in glasses
An angelic spirit, yet a woman too.
She dazzles like the morning stars,
And steps of virgin liberty.





She is a phantom of delight
To see her is a picture,
To hear her is a tune.
Her beauty is like that of a fairy tale,
Beauty beyond stretches of
imaginations.
An heavenly beauty in
perfection
I call her the * Pearl of Sahel *

When first she gleamed upon my sight
A cold chill runs through my spine,
In awe of such an astonishing beauty,
Then the pearl of the Sahel
Approached me, showing sagacious
Understanding of human personalities.

An austere woman of unquestioned
Moral rectitude,
She made me understand
Beauty is life when life unveils her holy
face;
But you are life and you are the veil
Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a
mirror;
But you are eternity and you are the
hope of the Sahel, Mariam Mimi.

A perfect woman, nobly planned
To warm, to comfort, to pacify and
command
Yet a spirit still and brightens
With something of angelic light.

I swore before the world
To support you to the end,
Because you have light the torch
Of hope in our heart and we hold
You dear our jewel, Mariam Mimi.
Your love conquer all things.

Bakare Adekunle Hakeem
©2017