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A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by Havilah93(m): 7:46pm On Sep 30, 2012 |
The elephant is asleep. Flies and ants are crawling all over your eyes. Your precious skin is covered in sores. Gnats are all over you. The giant is in deep slumber. Oh! Colossal, your fringes are eaten up. Strangers are at your door step. Your treasures are in ruin. For you have forsaken your first love: offspring. How painful to know, oh, Giant Your children within your walls, in desperation to live. Your offspring are dispersed ashore, For the milk from your bosom dries up. Tears rolling down my cheeks, Who will console me? For the mammoth lay undignified. Your jewels are debased. Because your leaders are in quandary The elephant is trampled upon, Devoid of direction, wandering in trackless field, Chaos, anarchy, famine and wars, Defining the land of plenty. My eyes have seen your shame, Your mountains are in fullness, Yet your children are hungry. The boundaries of the great, Your Sea are a cesspit ravaging your fish and sea riches. The abundance of rain, the profusion of sunshine All, you perceive as curses. Your priceless land lay in desolation, Because your affection lay not in your people . Your forest lay dissipate, because you squander your wealth. The elephant is sleeping; her children are prey for devourers. Their lives are cut short, overwhelmed by infirmities. How devoid of understanding,your leaders, Glorifying oil and gold than the one in charge of treasures, How debasing your thoughts: Your men and women are seen lower than your jewels. The beautiful ones are dispersed onto dry land For you killed the blessed amongst you. O giant, when wilst thou wake up.,.... The giant is asleep http://www.myeexpert.com/servicesandresources.php?id=697&page_category_id=71&page_section_id=4#start_content 6 Likes |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by Cuddlemii: 8:13pm On Sep 30, 2012 |
Nice work, Havilah!!! This poem should help us meditate on Independence day. I love the way you write, very classy & distinct 1 Like |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by Iaz93: 8:24am On Oct 01, 2012 |
Havilah93: The elephant is asleep. abeg wake the giant |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by Iaz93: 8:25am On Oct 01, 2012 |
Nice one |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by Diligence: 8:28am On Oct 01, 2012 |
Oh giant thou wast once called Dwarf thou art indeed Corruption hast ruined thee And hope hast thou not Rejoice for thy redemption comest The original divine master plan for thee has been found Sooner than later, this fake marriage shalt be divorced For God loveth justice Rejoice oh ye visitors to this strange and inclement land For freedom is guaranteed in the new Jerusalem Indeed the sun riseth again To set no more! 5 Likes |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by DExplorer1: 8:36am On Oct 01, 2012 |
The people that need to read this are not here on NL. It's fun though, the change begins with YOU and ME. |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by dejiswaggs(m): 8:44am On Oct 01, 2012 |
I really love your poem,honestly,you are talented,this poem should be a wake up call to we Nigerian. Cheers! |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by pendusky(m): 8:45am On Oct 01, 2012 |
Cuddlemii: Nice work, Havilah!!! So u dont knw copy and paste work? For the main author check here http://www.myeexpert.com/servicesandresources.php?id=697&page_category_id=71&page_section_id=4 |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by SlyIg(f): 8:51am On Oct 01, 2012 |
Thats so nice of the original writer! |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by Businesstools(m): 8:56am On Oct 01, 2012 |
Wake up Nigeria.Wake up my fatherland. |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by pearlhapi(f): 9:05am On Oct 01, 2012 |
Havilah93: The elephant is asleep.awwww this is lovely#teamnaijarocks |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by pearlhapi(f): 9:07am On Oct 01, 2012 |
pendusky:copied or not its nice! |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by abdullkabar(m): 9:20am On Oct 01, 2012 |
Dis gaint no sleep oo.e don faint ni(hope say im neva die sha) |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by Jonarinho(m): 9:23am On Oct 01, 2012 |
wen wil sum people c n talk gud tins about dis nation>stop dis unpatriotic act>it wil do no gud 2 us. |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by LarryTreash(m): 9:32am On Oct 01, 2012 |
Wen has a goat turned in2 an elephant, abeg A GOAT IS GOAT. |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by moderatorr: 9:38am On Oct 01, 2012 |
The Giant is not asleep. Nigeria is pushing forward in every angle. If you cant see this, you are obviously asleep! |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by killuminati(m): 9:45am On Oct 01, 2012 |
For independent day dem still NO leave light na wa Ooo Happy Patient independent! |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by masterpiecer(m): 9:48am On Oct 01, 2012 |
pearl~hapi: yeah, nicely copied, i think what Pendusky is tryno say is that when a work is copied, it should be stated, to avoid plagiarism |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by ak47mann(m): 9:54am On Oct 01, 2012 |
I Love Nigeria Because. There Police Loves Twenty Naira Than Any Amount even More preferable Than There Salary. And I also Love Nigeria Because All Hausa Fulanis are Boko Haram's And I Also Love Nigeria because all Norther Leaders Are A Member Of Boko Haram Sect. And I Also Love Nigeria Because They Hate Igbos And They Love Killing the Igbos Using The Blood Of the Igbos for A sacrifice. IS THIS NOT A ENOUGH REASON WHY I SHOULD LOVE THE COUNTRY THAT DISLIKED AND HATE TO HEAR THE VOICE OF THE IGBOS BEING SPOKEN @ ANYWHERE IN NIGERIA. this is the right poem for it... |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by ak47mann(m): 10:07am On Oct 01, 2012 |
Nigeria @ 52 what do we have to show for it? Does it worth celebrating? Honestly it was proven beyond measure rome was not built in a day but if @ 52 a baby is still crawling when will he rise to his feet and walk?. This is mental pabulom for the erudite! @ 52 there is still political arsenals, @52 draconial policies are made to favour the rich at the mercy of the masses.@52 religious bigotry,@ 52 youth restiveness ,@ 52 mass unemployment ,@ 52 jungle justice,@ 52 embezzlement on the high side, @52 avalanche of insecurity, @ 52 unfulfilled electioneering promises ,@ 52 our president is the world most traveled president yet the positive impact of that is not seen nor felt,@ 52 we still import every thing including food and toothpick that we can produce in our land ,@ 52 we can not still get good leaders that will lead us right . It is only the evil geniuses that will pack our hard earned money abroad and still order us to keep quite. @ 52 our leader are still not bold enough to invest in our country except all those country where they will be given strict conditions ,@ 52 no good hospital where our leaders can be treated , the colonial once available is for the masses. @52 no credible electoral body, @ 52 we cannot celebrate four hours of uninterrupted power supply,@ 52 we cannot book our place in committee of nations in term of development .@ 52 we are on the pursuit of how we have a currency with a very large figure so that it will be easier to embezzle. @ 52 a subsidy thing .....we were just been fooled by those in power,@ 52 the Efcc and icpc are still subject to political tool .no truth in nigeria people who steal billions of dollars will be celebrated and those that steal pencil will imprisoned. We chase the shadow and leave the object. May God have mercy on we the youth whose future is been consumed by our leaders. BUT THE SUN SHALL RISE AGAIN |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by pendusky(m): 10:25am On Oct 01, 2012 |
masterpiecer: Ure Right dude.. |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by Foxybone(m): 10:33am On Oct 01, 2012 |
Hear is a little poem for our Dear Country Nigeria Crested hills of the arid savannah Dusty wind of a misplaced forest Senile and tender breeze cresting my temple Hands of nature rocking me gently The clouds shielding me from the rain The heat of the sun putting sunlight off It is a gentle lullaby Sang in front of open fires A recitation of magical words Learned in the coven of the mountain god It is from the ancient stones Polished with tears of blood A wishy washy dream of war When valiancy prevails and cowardice abhors Rested on the hills of time The blood of the saints cries Heroes and villians alike Whose blood could not quench The fiery taste of mother earth United by death they watch Their eyes covered in shame For the war they fought was vained And strife still prevails Mama Africa, Mama Nigeria My beloveth most cherished goddess My sacrifice of chants your ear do tingle My thanks for fertility do sail Born out of curiosity Nestled under watchful eyes A product of experiments Could a world of diversity stand firm You proved beyond reasonable doubt Unity is in the blood not in skin and races I cherish you, O.. mama Nigeria HAPPY 52ND BIRTHDAY |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by Cyberknight: 10:39am On Oct 01, 2012 |
Asleep, or in a coma? |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by pearlhapi(f): 11:32am On Oct 01, 2012 |
masterpiecer:ok sir!understooded |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by bigmaut: 11:56am On Oct 01, 2012 |
pearl~hapi:hurray im an oil-rich slowpoke @ 52 |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by doncarlos: 11:58am On Oct 01, 2012 |
We all need to put hands together and help those flood victims. Were is the government? Governors are theft, local government chairman are criminals. God help us
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Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by Cuddlemii: 2:20pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
pendusky: Thank you dear for the observation. I have sited the link/source of the poem in her post |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by Goldieluks: 3:13pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
I hope the giant wakes up to hear her children crying. |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by Yujin(m): 4:50pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
Foxybone:A nicely constructed poem. However, the heroes of the war are not regretting; they fought a just war. It wasn't in vain. With the present state of this empire, is there any thing the people of nigeria should be happy about? Well, happy independence to nigerians. 1 Like |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by ghettodreamz(m): 10:43pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
doncarlos: We all need to put hands together and help those flood victims. Were is the government? Governors are theft, local government chairman are criminals. God help us God have mercy.. |
Re: A poem for Nigeria at 52: The Giant Is Asleep by ghettodreamz(m): 10:48pm On Oct 01, 2012 |
Havilah93: The elephant is asleep. Nice poem.. Please drop a copy of it here ----------> http://www.facebook.com/jonathangoodluck 1 Like |
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