Tuesday, May 25, 2010

THE EAGLE BROKE HER WING and DOUBLE NOMINATION

...Omonoba...
Our people say:
Yoruba: Ògèdè ḿbàjé, a ní ó ńpón.
Eng: The banana is rotting, people say it is ripening
.- Yoruba Proverb.
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Thank you so much, my beautiful people for nominating me twice for the Nigerian Bloggers Awards. I am so thrilled and I am thankful that my blog is an inspiration to others. Alright, actual voting begins on the 31st of May so please go ahead and finish what you've started :). Bless you all.
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Today was amazing. Our friends  have been here and when there are a lot of people at our house, there's liveliness. After hiking in the morning with my brother and friends, we returned and played games, volleyball, etc. And had good food too. Okay, so I would like to share this before I take a bow. Have a great week my people!


THE EAGLE BROKE HER WING!



To:


Short plays, Cold Saturdays
Sweet acid, bitter wine
Blind eyes, Autumn leaves
Plastic pillows, dry rivers
And:
Shallow love, scattered beads
chaotic homes, broken limbs
foolish old, ugly brides
empty Amazon, black skies
For:
Lazy children, jilted lovers
fast summers, slow winters
sour oranges, hungry farmers
brown grass, thin glass
And:
Last laughs, sore eyes
draught and famine and pain
withered roses, blackened violets
loveless marriages, selfish gains
Friendly traitors, wordless books
burnt soils, ashy plains
Few fathers, many men
Many children, many orphans
For:
Finless fishes, friendly snakes
Spotless cheetahs, hairless bears
stout giraffes, voiceless birds
string less guitars, fur-less coats

To and for everything mundane,
Like flowerbeds with more thorns than roses
Especially the wingless eagle.

7 comments:

  1. Nothing mundane at all about your peom, I love it especially the one but last verse. Well done and congrats on your nominations.

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  2. Great words... Congrats on your nomination o :)

    - LDP

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  3. congrats on the nominations ma

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  4. brilliant. congrats on the nomination, u sure deserve it!

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  5. Double nominations..wooop wooop!
    Liking the contrasting elements of the poem-subtle,yet strikingly beautiful. Well done!

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  6. I LOVE this poem...simplicity in random moments and random words.

    Ok, so I'm doubly excited for your nominations and I really want you to win. Yours is also one of the best poetry blogs in blogsville. *grins*

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  7. Thank you, thank you, my darlings.

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Your comments are my maggi!