Tompolo's Footwork - Ekanpou

Steps counted, graceful and dignified, Tompolo breaks into a dance every season.
With steps he tells stories of the abandoned gods and culture.

Steps counted, graceful and dignified, he breaks into a song every season.
With songs he tells stories of the abandoned gods and culture.

Steps counted, graceful and dignified, he takes over the Opuozi drum every season.
With his left heel on the Opuozi drum he tells stories of the abandoned gods and culture.

Steps counted, graceful and dignified, he splashes offerings on the river and land every season, telling stories of the abandoned gods and culture 

 Tompolo's dignified dance, songs and drum tell forgotten stories.
By these forgotten stories told, we are now  reawakened to our abandoned gods and culture.

Dr. Ekanpou writes from Akparemogbene, Delta State