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A Nairalander Tribute To Professor Wole Soyinka (A Must Read Poem) by Adextaiwo48(m): 12:55pm On May 01, 2016 |
Ode to an Elephant ( A tribute to Prof Wole Soyinka) They said the beautiful are not yet born But the fearless are not yet gone The Elephant of Egba still swaggers in the jungle Even the lions dare not rumble The great hawk that frightens the mother hen The lone voice that straighten our nation when the path derails The black jaguar who swallowed the white snail The iroko who stands when baobab fell He carries the cloud on his head And unites nations with his words With His pen he conquers where sword fails The one whose creativity oppress the oppressors Looks fragile like china But his courage can move idanre hills The one who serve as a museum of our culture The brave elephant in the forest of demons The voice that refused to be silenced even when lips won't move The fish who survived even when the climate was fearfully hot The horseman who rode with death and kings The lion who becomes the jewel of our heritage and made us giants like the elephant of the forest The one who deserves all the ink of an African poet A ladder of attainment for the hopeless aiming for the sky Even when the sculptures carve no more images the one in his shelf will still reckon forever A great icon to be canonise A man who made history then turns legend The great Elephant who knows the trick of the jungle The oracle who sits at the helm of knowledge Your are truly a gem to our world.
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Re: A Nairalander Tribute To Professor Wole Soyinka (A Must Read Poem) by MrFairplay4ume(m): 1:18pm On May 01, 2016 |
I like your choice of poetic devices especially metaphor, allusion and allegory while making use of enjambment (run on line).The language and style is simple with deep rooted diction. Just keep it up but you can always improve. |
Re: A Nairalander Tribute To Professor Wole Soyinka (A Must Read Poem) by SirDavico(m): 7:16am On May 02, 2016 |
That's nice. But there's room for much Improvement. Good luck. |
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