IJÀLÁ- THE HUNTER'S SONG

IJÀLÁ- THE HUNTER'S SONG
💦 Ijàlá- The Hunter's Song 💦

They chanted into the wilderness
Into the cold of the dark,
Like sailors sailing in an ark
All animals in the forests were hunted
They met a forest that is haunted.

They hunted every hutches without retreat
Dancing into their heartbeat
Like those hitting drumbe
Their glory was not in castle's seat.

They retreat not at full moon
At the fullness of the night so bright;
Sometimes they craved for a boon
With torchlights so bright.

When there were threatened by spirits,
They flee into the sea
Were seduced by some mermaids
Until there realizes hunting is not for the lame.

©Prince Ojoka
#WorldPoetryDay2026