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Interesting..... Hilarious ending...

You are now LAYing words upon words like some bricks for a mansion of subtle poetry.

Larry!!!

wow! It's interesting....

AudreyTimms, if I may advise, why don't you retain the original characters' names and leave the prejudice discussion--an assignment for the critics?

Guy de Maupassant's The Necklace is far more interesting. I don't think there's any point in rewriting what has been written beautifully.

Ishilove:
Dear God, give me the grace to finish this story

AMIN JESU!!!

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is this not One Cell?

llaykorn:
Write yours and let's see what you can do.

If you don't, should we call you a bastard?

No no no! Laykorn, don't tread that lane!

Keep up the good work. Adey feel you. *wink*

timpaker:
As usual, you never disappoint in dishing out great poems but I must confess this particular one is extraordinary maybe that's why I still don't get it well or have it understood.

Please help me with the theme.

wow! Wow! You're very right, sir. Fine lines of poetry!

This promises to be interesting......
Been a while... Let me drop some lines.

Sleeping seed in the belly of earth thirsty for puddles to quench its dearth awaiting sprinkles between the Gardener's fingers sinking rivulets: murderer of arid drought
buds burrow the soil's gaping lips then burst forth from its frail stem and tips the Gardener's is to pamper and keep; to nurture, to protect from nature's hungry bite burst of wind and the ravening season's might.
LLaykorn, thumbs up.

The boss has done it again! Do you mind sharing the background info of the poem?

The boss has done it again! Do you mind sharing the background info of the poem?

llaykorn:
I am old now and the moon wanes
As the winter settles on the weather vanes,
This moment at the back end of my days
Of the gutter and the passageways,
I've seen it all, the crumbling street
The dead leaves fall about my feet,
The glories of my life unfurled
Are but the silent horrors of the world.
In the gathering gloom I press my hands
And hope that someone understands,
The sorrow and the darkening sky
Of grief and the muffled cry.

The evening creeps and holds itself
A hostage of the coming night,
Cradles in its arms and starts to sleep.
Waking up to dreams it breaths, it's lungs
Bear witness to the gift of tongues.
I hear a voice, distant voices and the sound of rumbling.
"Remember child, that the ways of youth are wild
Do not hesitate nor twist your fate
On promises that may never pass
Nor lose that time that you must win,
It will not pass again".

She smiles, her wrinkled face
Like paper crepes run highways
From her eyes,
She has no smell as if the memories
Had been washed away.
I think of the old days
Of perfume and cologne.
I am alone.
I imagine trees of feathered boughs
Lined with wings of dead sparrows
I see deaths birth and what it farrows.

And even now, I think of the coming light
To ward against the deadening night,
Dream of warmth and of the rose,
Of slumber and the long repose.

Reading this poem for the second time, all I could think of is: "this is a masterpiece."

Larrysun, when is it starting?

wow! Wow! Wow! *Clapping* I'm proud of you, boss.

Happy birthday, doctor Ofili Roy. Long life and prosperity.

Happy birthday, Repo mum. May your days on earth be fruitful.

Ishilove:
Lol. Use tact and diplomacy. Or better still, recommend poems from the masters like TS Elliot, Wole Soyinka, Yao Egbelewogbe. JP Clark and co. Tell the person to read thier poems and tell you what they think. Unconsciously, your friend will begin to adjust.

If all else fails, buy her A Selection of African Poetry and shove her face into it if she refuses to cooperate.

Best advise, OP.

Every master starts out as amateur.

*clap .... clap .... clap* Very good one, Hidentity.

letsbet:
If you are looking for good leadership books, i'll like to suggest a few to you:
1. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (OMA4U mentioned it earlier) its a classic with great lessons for anyone aspiring to become a leader
2. Tribes by Seth Godins. I will highly recommend you get this book. u can get it in pdf format.
3. 7 habbits of highly efficient people by Steven Covey. the title speaks for itself
4. how to win friends & influnce people by best selling author Dale Carnegie. to become a good leader you'll need good interparsonal & communication skills which is the main focus of this book.
Thats my 2cents.

Steven Covey is my best of all.

fritxie101:
Am just a beginner, but had ny start with th Art of War by Sun Tsu. Would really appreciate recommendations from you all, especially on leadership.

Art of War is great old book written about 600BC. For leadership books John Maxwell's 360 degrees leader is fine.
There's another very bad good book: 48 laws of power by Robert Greene.

letsbet:
Dubliner by James Joyce seems to hold a good ranking among the most read books in the popular site Good Reads.

can you tell us about the book??

It's a collection of 15 short stories with each story ending in epiphany. The characters are well portrayed with indelible emotions that stay with the reader. In short, it's a very great book that has its setting in Dublin. Try it!

who has read Dubliner by James Joyce?

Nihilist:
Leo Tolstoy - War and Peace Alexander Pushkin - The Captain's Daughter. Marx/Engels - The Communist Manifesto.

War and Peace is another great book. I loved it.

emperorfidel:
Happy birthday to you brother. Wishing you the best that life can offer. long life i pray for you.

I may be the last.... but the biblical line THE FIRST SHALL BE THE ..... AND THE LAST SHALL BE THE FIRST EXONERATES ME

hehe.

Yeah, the last shall be the first. Thank you, brother.

timpaker:
Happy Birthday Chairman!!! (even though I called in late - better late than never, isn't it?)

Wishing you many more fruitful years ahead.



Far and loud we heard the cry of joy;
Out he came, a bouncing baby boy,
We joined the earth to dance it's dance
With sour but refined wine from France.

Under God's eye you sat, crawled and stood
Into a man we understand to understood.
He fed us from his pen, the food of his heart,
We ate his poetry and dined in his table of art.

He made us an Oliver Twist - always wanting for more;
Today, we don come again joor!

For our boy is a man,
We're his fan,
Our felicity we've come to share
Shan't we all dance to his new year?


I can't be late for this party na.

Hehehehehe! My gratitude overflows. Thanks and God bless you, sir.
That poem soothes me; I savour each line like the icing...