SENA br br (for Sena my daughter) br br Sena my child, my daughter, my all br keep the dream safe in your loins br keep them in alder flowers among the bougainvilleas br sanctify it in the fertile soils of hope br with the sun rising falling on your face br hope will give birth to giant hugs br br how sweet things would have been br were we to live in that kind of world br for us to live together br how much smile we would have sown br and gathered between the rise of the moon br and the setting of the sun br br oh how I wish we two together down here br would share each other's breath till sunset br and when my eyes fickle down the lane br blurred with age waiting for the shroud br your charm would spark fresh life br into my heart, my being to cheer br br and when at last I'm done br I'll welcome death like raindrops br upon the breast of patch earth br and looking into your eyes br I will lay down my strength br like dewfalls glistening br in the lightbr br Padmore Enyonam Agbemabiesebr br