OYA

Child birth

…My queen push harder I can see the babies head said the midwife to Queen Adeshola.

Adeshola was in great pain but her heart was filled with joy. Tears of joy flood her face as she remembered how she suffered in the hands of her co- wives because of her childlessnes .

But now she was going to be a mother . She screamed as she pushed with all the energy inside her body because she couldn't wait to behold her joy .

Oshun!!!, screamed the midwife with her head to the ground shivering as if she had seen a ghost.

"please can I hold her” .she asked stretching her weak hands towards the midwife.

The midwive careful placed the baby into the raised hands of the queen and run out , telling

any ears that cared to listen on her

way to the palace that the

queen had delivered the goddess Oshun herself.

“My beautiful child” , cried Adeshola

“you are too precious to be taken from me . Oshagon tricked me , he hard place his lover inside of me,so that when I give birth to her , he would came and snatch her away from me , but I swear on my poor mother's grave that he would never have you.

My child I would have named you Oshun because your green eyes

which are shining brightly in this dark room has given you off

but I would name you Oya ,for you are indeed a goddes

you might have the eyes and beauty of goddess Oshun

but you do possess all the features of Goddess Oya the fearless”.

And as if the sky has came in agreement with queen Adeshola,

there was a heavy down poor

with thunder storms.

And mother and child close their eyes and sleep.