reminiscent of celebrations
I open my eyes
get out of bed paisley blue
pick my silk scarf off the floor
put on my floral beaded slippers
follow the fragrance to mother’s
star anise skin
dressed in a technicolor kaftan
hair in a butterfly headwrap
washing a mountain of basmati by the sink window
Outside sunflowers and bus 67 are rumbling
I take in the air thick with color
white onion bulbs garlic cloves plum tomatoes
red bell peppers scotch bonnets
blended together leaping in oil
ginger sea salt curry Maggi chicken cubes
thyme bay leaves
gather together of one accord
to sing one of their favorite songs
Grace Adeyemi is a 28-year-old British-Nigerian female poet. She was born and raised in Hackney, London. She was longlisted for the 2020 Poetry London Mentoring Scheme. Her work is published in SAND Journal and Rewrite Reads literary magazine. She is currently working on her debut pamphlet.