Urhobo
Historical
Society
My
Favourite Things!
By
Ochuko Tonukari
The
Warmth
of
my
Sister�s
daughter,
when
she is sleeping
Shy little rosebuds, when they're peeping
A friendly Odju greeting me
when I step
out
All these things gladden me, without a doubt
Laughter of Imetete, when
they are
playing
Books filled with dragons that heroes are slaying
Movies that move me, and make me sigh
Splashing in puddles, and then getting dry
My mother�s Oghwo Evwri and Usi,
And
her
smiling
Migwo greetings,
Listening to my beloved's heart beating
As I lie quiet and warm in his arms,
These are the sweetest of life's many charms.
When a harsh word,
is spoken or heard
When I'm filled with a feeling of Orushor
I think of the small things
that bring Aghogho
And life straightens out its course.