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Poetry Of Comrade Chidi Anthony Opara by PIPROM(m): 2:18pm On Jan 26, 2009 |
Homeland Melodies Strain your ears now to hear decibels of sound, sound of songs, sound of homeland melodies learned at feet of pious mother, sitting with me in a dark moonless night, starless night, with rain threatening and thunderstorms scolding, with bats hovering and mother's lamp our companion. Poets Never Lie How dare they lie? poets, mouthpieces of God, with sacred gongs, with sacred sticks, messengers of God. How dare they swim in falsehood? pre-ordained priests of the Almighty on mission to cleanse this abode for mortals littered with dirts by amoral mortals. The Just are Few The just are few standing on the precipice of extinction, bathing in the water of humiliation. In the innermost abode of frustration they dwell, sulking and frowning at ills, ills of our society. They are few, fighting to cleanse our society of decadence. But alas now, in the blue river some converge daily to wash, to wash away blackmail. They are fewer the just are fewer, the hall of stoic philosophy is full. A part of us is dead, only a fraction is living. Hawks Hawks hovered over chicks vulnerable and prowling. Chicks prowled on 'cause no place to hide. Alas hawks swooped down and relish chicks with monstrous claws, with barbed beaks and flew home with joy in their hearts and sadness in my heart. Premonition This scene of elephants on mines infested ground spoiling for a fight shivers my spine. Resolve differences and tread softly offthat ground, lest you detonate mines and unleash holocoust and kill lifes in few minutes, and confirm my premonition of immenient extinction of lifes. Fraternity I long for the day, day the cord binding men cut by men will be joined again to bind all men. I long for fraternity, for one humanity, for world citizenship, for the day black men and white men will meet and proclaim selves brothers, i long for that day. War Boom boom i heard, i shuddered and swallowed bitter saliva. Big vultures flew past me, my heart bled for brothers in war. I lay and longed for peace, for retreat to homes from refugee's camps, from war fronts. And i slept and dreamt that wars were no more, but i woke, 'twas a dream. Merchants of Misery She sat, mother's hen laying golden eggs, golden precious eggs all day long. Precious eggs, precious to merchants who came bag laden to buy precious golden eggs from across oceans. But lo one day mother's hen they stole, those merchants of misery. Lovely Dove This lovely dove crushed under heavy feet of darkness, count me one weeper at your funeral, count me one dirge singer at your interment. This loverly bearer of light to illuminate men's heart and light this dark stage. Angry Wind The angry wind hollered and hovered, pushed and pulled at my roof, my heart sank to my belly, i held my mouth with my hands, my soul prayed for salvation. The angry wind deroofed my abode and my soul petitioned my maker about malevolence of the vexatious wind. Source: http://www.mundanemuses..com Courtesy: Public Information Project Management(PIPROM) Link: http://www.publicinfoproject..com |
Re: Poetry Of Comrade Chidi Anthony Opara by Ojukwursg(m): 8:00pm On Feb 02, 2009 |
These are great poems. Thanks for sharing. |
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