April Nights In UI

On days when the sun goes to bed early &

 Night shrouds earth like

A corpse with its black blanket,

I lie in the cool breath of April, savoring

The after showers of heaven.

On nights like this, sleep cuddles me

As I traverse dreamland to & fro.

As the drops pitter patter on the soil like a child would with flip flops &

as the thunder growls,

Peace, like one from a woman's touch, caresses my soul.

On April nights, when heaven’s showers cascade

Down to moisten the earth,

My sleep becomes even more soothing as like when a soul leaves its case.

Glossary

*UI – University of Ibadan 

©Korede Teriba