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Azikiwe Poems - Poems about Azikiwe


Mma
...Mma (Beauty) Izunna Okafor dere ab? a Kere kere ka ? na-egbu ?b?nad? n’anya onye ìsì Onye chi ya g?zìrì O were nke ya, mebe ngàlá Mma ad?gh? n’ótú ?n?tsha Maka na ihe d? ?t? bu ihe d......

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Categories: azikiwe, beauty,
Form: Epic
What a World, For Chinua Achebe
...What a World! By Izunna Okafor Tears roll down my cheeks Beholding the palm tree I tapped From his knowledge of blue ink With a bow, lofting off a huge gap What a World ! Our intell......

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Categories: azikiwe, death,
Form: Elegy



Friendship: Just Like a Palm Tree
...Friendship: Just Like a Palm Tree By Izunna Okafor From the crusts of lonely loams It gently roots inner and outer And softly pullulates harder and taller To register its purpose to man......

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Categories: azikiwe, 8th grade, best friend,
Form: Epic
Anyammiri Ala Anyi
...Anyammiri Ala Any? (Tears of Our Land) Izunna Okafor dere ab? a Ala Na?jiria ebegbuo onwe ya n'akwa Anya mmiri anya mmiri ebe niile Akwa ?t?t?, akwa ndeeri na akwa ar?r? ?nye ga-az......

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Categories: azikiwe, political,
Form: Elegy
Motherafrica
...The efik/ibibio people might call her ADIAHA THE IGBO'S calls her Ada A true born African her hips seals lips for a thousand words are wrapped around her waist... And Her chest carries a mounta......

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Categories: azikiwe, africa,
Form: Epic



Baluba Love
...A perfect plain in the Sub Sahara Discerning screens, Japanese Madara Your frame formidable despite design Why shan't I sing aloud about your shine? Your songs of praises serenades female......

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Categories: azikiwe, africa,
Form: Ode
When the Gods Visited
...When the gods visited in their ragalia, We were like those that were dreaming. We walked in the shadow of our stupidity, We Danced without legs in the public Because thousands of our smiles were......

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Categories: azikiwe, art, beautiful,
Form: Blank verse
Nigeria, Nigeria, My Beloved Nigeria
...Nigeria! Nigeria!! my beloved Nigeria How you've suffered, how you've been rendered barren and useless A country full of milk and honey A country rich in people, culture and traditions Gone were thos......

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Categories: azikiwe, depression, political, sad, integrity,
Form: Free verse
Nigeria Is 50-Golden Green,Whitish Gold
...NIGERIA IS 50-GOLDEN GREEN,WHITISH GOLD Sallah is just a breathe away, I hear the bells jingle Like Christmas and New Year Come to mingle. Summer is just a step away, I......

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Categories: azikiwe, passion, new year,
Form: Lyric

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