Ibiyinka Alao A Day Under The Sun Ca. 1996 18" x 24" Tempera Watching her grinding pepper in the shadow Cast by the thatched roof under the hot sun Seeing her holding flowers, smelling pollen All day long Fishermen coming back home, rowing canoes Trees are green covering my head from the sun Memories flash back like this in the afternoon When I miss home [back to the gallery] [home]