In the moon for love

The moon is playing hide-and-seek Behind the clouds. A mellow smile Lingers on the lips of the sky Tides tease and tangle At the water's edge. The buck eyes The doe with a deep, alluring passion Sun mo bi, Ologuro* I am in the mood for love tonight I can hear pigeons cooing In their coop. I can hear alapandede** Swapping notes in the shady eaves Oge*** taunts the wind with its restless tail In the narrow lane between the walls The baobab's bulbous boon is swinging in the wind Sun mo bi, Ologuro I am in the mood for love tonight Touch my tale Smell my song Behold the dotted lines On the pages of my skin Unfurl my flower Unravel my rave Sun mo bi, Ologuro I am in the mood for love tonight Stir little fires in the furrow between my ridges Plant me, a song, in your loamy acres Palm my memory, mold my mask Let rasping leaves caress the fruit At the branch's edge. Quench this quest With the magic of murmuring moments Sun mo bi, Ologuro I am in the mood for love tonight Settle this score with the argument Of the heart. Uphold my plea. Roar Heavenwards on the wings of my song See my face beyond the mirror Plumb my soul. Undread my dream. Say my name. My name, my name. Say my name. . . Sun mo bi, Ologuro I am in the mood for love tonight