Love Poem: Across the Niger
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Written by: Edward Babatunde

Across the Niger

Let the sun meet the moon
and the dusk embrace the dawn;
let parallels form a plain
a bridge to unite East and West.

Let language be no curse 
and distance be no barrier;
let earthly divides cease to be 
like ashes scattered to the wind.

Across the Niger I found my bride
let no tongue wag or snide;
love transcends language or tribe
and I return a fulfilled soul!