Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu Poet Ode

For Christopher Okigbo

For you were a shrub among the poplars,
Evergreen and watery seeds your watchword
Scribbling knowledge in spilt-milk saga
Set pace for the observing world which in
Foetus I did follow, after the mighty fall
That very spot at the Nsukka Front should know
No deletion; let it grow shrubs for Okigbo’s wreaths,
And, poplars, in one single trunk, be his monument of a
Shrub among the Poplars.
And let the HEAVENSGATE open for him.

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Clifford Villalon September 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM A name so dearly to you and to many!... Thank you for your recent visit on my page. -- Cliff Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu September 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM Many thanks to you, Clifford. I appreciate. Have a great time.