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Ich have y-don al myn youth
“I have done it all my youth”
(anonymous Middle English poem)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
I have done it all my youth:
Often, often, and often!
I have loved long and yearned zealously ?
And oh what grief it has brought me!
Original Middle English poem:
Ich have y-don al myn youth,
Oftë, ofte, and ofte;
Longe y-loved and yerne y-beden ?
Ful dere it is y-bought!
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Ag?? (hunger)
Izunna Okafor dere ab? a
Ch??? ch??? ka ? na-atà n'af?
Nw?? nw?? ka ? na-am? n'?kp?kp?
Ag?? b? aha ya
? kp?? ?gan? ? za g?
Ag?? b? echete ebeme
O nwegh? nne, nke o ji enwe nna
O nwegh?kwa ikwu na ibe
Ag?? b? aha ya
Ag?? amagh? nwoke na nwaany?
? hagh?kwà ?m?ntak?r? aka
Mere e ji akp? ya otii nwata n'ihu nne ya
Ag?? b? aha ya
Ag?? anagh? as? anya
Ag?? nagh? eme ihere
Ag?? anagh? as? ndo
Ag?? b? aha ya
?r?b? na-at? ya égwù
At?ngà na-agbara ya ?s?
Dike akp? obi na-as?kwa ya as?
Ag?? b? aha ya
Ag?? enwegh? ényì
Ag?? enwegh? onye iro
Mana ebe ?b?la ? bàtàrà
a ch??r? ya ihe ? na-eri
Ag?? b? aha ya
I mete ya enyi, ? ka nj?
? t? ya iro, ? ny?? g? anya
? b? oruf?r? be onye
Ag?? b? aha ya
Ag?? na-am?kp? mmad?
Na-eme nwata okenye n'akagh? aka
Ma ya onwe ya ad?gh? aka nka
Ag?? b? aha ya
Ag?? b? ?nw?nwà
Ag?? na-ete mmad? ure n'?ha
Ag?? b?kwa ?ranyere nwata anya n'ogwu
Ag?? b? aha ya.
? na-ad? ka ?nw? na-egbu ?hà
Mana ?nw? ekwegh? ewere ya
Kemgbe okike ?wa ka o siri kpaba ike
Ag?? b? aha ya
Kwashi?k? b? af? ime ya
?nya af? b? òghùghù ?m?m? nwa
N'ala ili ka ? na-akpdobe ike
Ag?? b? aha ya
Ag?? eriela ?t?t? isi
Mana af? ekwegh? eju ya
? b? nke e mere j?? oyi
Ag?? b? aha ya
Ag?? d? nj?
Ag?? d? n'ala any?
Ag?? ah?ala ?m? mmad? ?n?
Ag?? egbuo nd? a
Ag??...
Leaving 69
wrapped in khaki
alone & cold
waiting on the platform
for the train
to carry him
so far again
he cursed
the coming ball of light
in vain
the airhorn blew
& again he knew
he’d be Fort Lincoln bound
the hollow chill
& a weakening will
upon his tongue the taste
of a bitter goodbye
he thought
what men will do
to prove to you
they’re not afraid to die
but the bullet’s pain
is not the same
as the dull & empty wound
of goodbye
the piercing squeal
of steel on steel
he was Fort Lincoln bound
the train pulled away
his soul like Winter gray
as he thought of all the love
that cried for more
rumbling railroad town
he watched the fleeting town
his mind had come this way before
‘O airhorn blow
to let them know
I am Fort Lincoln bound’
but in silent prayer
he whispered there
‘God turn this train around!’
Exposition Of Meaning
Shoes
and socks;
Black
leather belt;
Discarded
ivory underwear
Man:
standing real.
Mine’s I
I know so many
in love
with
I.
most of my friends
are in love
with
I.
not a social thought
in their mind
just
I.
Just
I
me mine
myself
Christians
loving
I.
Jews
loving
I.
The I’s
have it
covering
their eyes.
The Oracle
Don’t go down to Ja-rooslim!
I heard de Oracle say
Don’t go down to Ja-rooslim!
Dey’s evil dere today!
No don’t go down
To de serpent’s town
Or dey gonna take you away!
Don’t go down to Dallas!
I heard de Oracle declare
Don’t go down to Dallas
Dey’s hatred in de air!
No don’t go down
To dat debbul’s town
Or dey gonna take you away!
Don’t go down to Memphis
I heard de Oracle warn
Don’t go down to Memphis
Dey’s a death mist on de morn!
No don’t go down
To dat hatin town
Or dey gonna take you away!
Stay away from Calla-fornya!
I heard de Oracle scream
Stay away from Calla-fornya
Dey bound to smash your dream!
No don’t go down
To dat dead man’s town
Or dey gonna take you away!
But dey turned deaf ears
To de Oracle’s fear
So dey came
And took dem away.
Wet Tender
Love is the fire
that we can never
keep burning
or
can never get started
in time
to save us all
from freezing to death
E.J. Hudak: ca. 1969
I feel privileged.
I have been chosen by the Government
as part of a group testing something called
Edible Clinical Marijuana.
Honestly I half expected it to look like a Burrito
because the name sounds sort of Mexican.
It actually looks more like a brownie.
I’m am about to take a bite so hold on.
Yum,
tasty!
So here is the point
I am suppose to consume
one half of a brownie
then fill out this sheet
giving them my feedback.
Hold on
I am going to have a few more bites.
Okay,
no wait,
milk would go great
with these babies.
I’ll be back.
(after a long while)
OK, sew sorry I was gonna while
I was staring inside my fridge\
for a while'
tying to remember
I think I wanted a glass of ink%
aktiually I’m dinking from the bodle@
I am eating my forth brownie
as I was instructured to do;
Did they say four or? ate
cause these. are tasty
And/
aaaahhhhhhh,,
tasty^
tayysstee^
hahahahahahahahaha""
a program on my compuwhatyoucallit
keeps underlyning my words
with read squiggles=
hahahahahahahahaha
but it diidn’t underline squiggle#
hahahahahahahahaha
wel dats stoopid
squiggle isa perfect lee
good underlying word*
stoopid Bill Gated^
hahahahahahaha?haha
sorry I ment Will Gated~
so watt was I saying ]
oh yeah+
fill the sheet)
hahahahahahahahaha
I don wanna sheet,
tha is gaross[
heeres a pen
quesshun= Sex
easy!
ansir; yes- please)
hahahahahahahahaha
?why m i bein so polite
hahahahahahahahaha
queshun!
oh wow Blues Brothers on my TV
what was I spose? to do
oh yeah watch tv
why am i so angry hahahahahah++
hahahahahahahahaha
i mean hungary
haahahahahah
h u n g r y
dere hungry>
hey look
brownies?
those look good
hahahahahahahahaha
i con't tipe with mai mouth
full dats rood/rood
i'll get bak too dis later..
sew as they say
hahahahahahahahaha
two bee contitnude
It was gettin' late,
bot dere was one ting, I've been wantin ta see
Is whot ever 'appened to Wee Luck McGee
So by nature I traveled, to the pub way 'cross town
pulled up a stool and laid me coins down
I first had a pint, then another to follow
Und just a wee whiskey, barely a swallow
When I 'eard a door slam, and in pops McGee
Walkin' and wavein' his way right to me
"McGee you old sod, where've you been" I inquired
"Spendin' me nites filled with lust and desire"
McGee then sat down on the stool to me right
Popped in a smoke and asked for a light
"You dog" I declared, I was surely amazed
A man of his age should surely be praised
Dat's wen 'E produced two pills from 'is coat
And said pay attention you'll want to take note
I first take Vigara as part of me scheme
Den an Ambien to meet, the girl of me dreams
Chuka Nnabuife: Nwoke Na Mma
(Ab? p?r? iche maka mmemme ncheta ?gb?gba ah? iri ise nke Sa Chuka Nnab?ife)
Izunna Okafor dere ab? a
A s? na mma nwoke b? mpempe akw?kw?
Mana nke ah? b? maka nd? ?j? akw?kw?
Maka na onye g?t? akw?kw?, ma o kwegh? ya
Mgbe ah?, ? s? ka ? ga bute ego
Maka na ? kpazie ya aka n'?n?, ? s? na ego b? mma nwoke
?f?d? s?kwa na ogologo imi b? mma nwoke
Mana nke ah? b? maka nd? j?tara ?n? ha
Onye lechaa onwe ya n'enyo, h? na ? d? ka isi mkpi
Mgbe ah?, o cheta na ogologo imi b? mma nwoke
Maka na ya onwe ya b? ?s? ohu imi
Nd? ?ka s?kwa na mma nwoke b? n'af? ?n?
N'ihi na ha onwe d?ka ihu mm??
Ego kwàrà ha, ogologo imi erugh?kwa ha aka.
Ha wee ghàdozie aka n'af? ?n?
We kwubezie na af? ?n? b? mma nwoke
N'ime ihe nd? a niile
Nke b? eziokwu b? na ?ha obodo maara mm?? ka ukwu
Maka na e jigh? nkume elele isi kara aka
Ngàla nwa ebuli b? n'ihe chi ya jiri g?z?e
Mana ka m mme ka ? mara
O nwere otu nwoke nwere ihe nd? a niile
? b? maaz? Chuka Nnab?ufe
? b?gh? naan? na ? g?r? akw?kw?
Kama ogologo imi ya ha ka nke ele
Af? ?n? ya hakwa ka nke ag?
Mpe mpe akw? na-esi juputakwara n'akpa ya
Maka na a s? onye ji ya ruru ab??, ya gwuru
Lekene nwoke na mma
? b? ogologo o toro ka ?n? nkw?
Ka ? b?z? ?t?t? akara chi jiri g?zie ya
Nd? be any?, a na-eked? oke ji n'az? ?ba?
? ch?? ya n'?gba mb?, ? h? ya
? ch?? ya n'ise ihe, ? h? mkp?s? aka ya
? nwaa ya n'egwu, ? h? na ? b? keleke
? ch?zie ya n'ihe odide, ? h? na ya na Achebe b? ofu nne
?r? mgbasa ozi b?z?kwaara ya mmiri ?ñ?ñ?
Af? ?ma ya na-akp? n'ala ka nne eke
? b? nwoke maara ezi okwu
?g?g? isi b?kwaara uhie ?n?
Oge ?b?la, ihu na-at? ya am? ka ?k?r? nnewi
Maka na ? gh?tara n'elu ?wa d?ka ah?a otu
N'ihi ya keduz? ihe mmad? na-echegburu onwe ya.
Nd? be any?, keduz? ebe any? ga-ebido wee g?s?ba
? b? nd? o mere eme ka ? b? nd? ? ka na-eme eme
? b? na nd? o buru p?ta ?wa
Ka ? b? na nd? ? r?taara onwe ya
N'eziokwu, a d?gh? ama ?garanya n'af? nto
Maka na oke ji n'abala ad?gh? az? ihu ?ba
Maaz? Chuka b? oke nwoke
Ka m ka gbado ya ebe a maka mgbe ?z?
Maka na oke mm?? n?kar?a n'?gb?
?m??kp? ekenye ya ?t?
©Izunna Okafor, 2018
Dike Alaa Mm?? (Maka Chukwuemeka Ike)
Izunna Okafor dere ab? a
Gém gém gém gém!
Dùm dùm dùm dùm
Tìkó tìkó tìkó tìkó
Gbám gbám dùm dùm.
Ùgbòrò ab?? ka òkù na-akp? dike
? kp?? ya na nd?, ? kp?? ya n'?nw?
Ihe emegh? n'ízù, o mee n'?nwa
Maka na isi gbàá ah?, chaa áw?,
Nwa onye ?wa ga-azar?r? chi ya òkù.
?z? t?? n'ili dike
?ha mm?? na ?ha mmad? an? ísì ozu ya
Maka na ? na-ab? ekwe k??
Àmà agbaa.
? b? g?n? na-af???
Oke mmiri àtáálá n'udummiri
Ihe mèrè na Nd?keli?nw?
Oke mmad? ebuláálá akw?kw?
Gìdì gìdì gìdì
Kotìko dùm dùm dùm
Cha?! íbo èzéé n'obí ézè
Ebubedike alaa mm??
G?n? ka a na-ekwubèd? ihe a?
Chukwuemeka Ike àpàchiela anya
Eze Ndikeli?nw? ejebego obodo af?dobe
Izùtè nd? mb? na nd? ègèdè n'?hà mm??.
Ihe emee n'obi eze
? na-ab? ézè az? kakp??
? si òsìmìrì l?ta
Onye ije alakwúrú chi ya.
Chukwuemeka b? dike ?b?r? nk?
?kaibe n'?h?a edemede
?kamm?ta nwere ùgwù
Cha?! eze obi umeala alakpuo ?ra.
Ihe ala rìrì àkár?á
Ya d?ba, maka na ?wa a b? ah?a
Onye z?cha nke ya, ? laba
Chukwuemeka Ike lad? mma.
Kókó kókó tìkó tìkó
Dùm dùm kótì
Eze, ka mkp?r? obi g? zùru ike udo
?b?ch? nkw? ka any? z?k?? ?z? n'?hà mm??
Onye ije lad? mma.