SNAPSONG    275  

From Grass to Grace

Rice and Shine

Now let me arise

     With my precious bag of rice

So long in coming

     Our heads were already turning

We thought it was gone

     With our budget czar on the run

Our empty stomachs growled

     In a tone that was tense and loud

But this anxious time around

     Fate ran the tale aground

The soothsayers were wrong

     Our luck was bold and strong

 So here they are

     Delectably rare

Heaving golden grains

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     And their forgotten pains

 Hauled in from near and far

     On each bag a smiling star

With gentle hints of the waiting kitchen

     And the feathery flavor of the wary chicken 

Cooked, fried, and gently jollofed

     Ready every way to be liked and loved

With dazzling dishes in their appointed place

     We find our way to the Orchard of Grace

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