Long Oke Poems

My dearest Mama who is now in heaven,
       
       God be praised and thanked for giving you to me; and yes, to our...

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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? ala any? ? 

Chi ?b?b?...

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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?...

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*SON OF NOBODY*


I was born in the Trenches 
In the walls and roof with no fences
Drank from the seasonal rivers
Trust me we knew no povereties
 We labour to live and not to gather properties 
On...

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.
           I saw her's at the
                 distance

  ...

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Read letters to the left of the word (red) from "a" down to "y" then repeat for the word (blue)!

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With very little knowing and harmless intention, a(red) s(blue)nack will tide me over til’ dinner

You should...

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Some Tales of the Wildwoods
Oke Iroegbu

Once upon a Time
It was winter
And a night of bitter cold
The snow lay thick upon the ground
And upon the branches of the trees
Two Woodcutters made their way home
And when they...

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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...

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From Wisconsin the American walked the streets of Lagos
To black Africa welcome! To the pearly continent
Cradle of creation, primordial of civilizations
To the thickest jungles, haven of gigantic elephants
Den of fiercest lions and colourful gazelles
Ours is...

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An apple every day, he said to me.
Berries too, for your recovery.

Can I have just one small slice of pie?

Doctor nearly glared into my eye!
Even nuts and cheese you must not eat.

For Heaven's Sake, Doctor,...

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(c) Oke.

Poetry from the Skies:

There was poetry up in the skies before we 
learned to write

Awesome rhythms rendered as a strong 
winds might

Surely we aint aware of this lyrics penned 
down by the clouds

As such...

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BEFORE the day gives room for the reign of the
night
Before the loudest silence conquers the stillness
of the bustling day
Before the active eyes of the Hawk hide behind
the tired lids
I want to say
I will come to...

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Poetry soup is a destination so many choose to navigate 
Only the ones that love poetry are prone to walk its plank 
Each member is a stand alone member with many limbs attached 
Truth be...

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:: Oke Iroegbu's Halls' ::

I want to be a sword
Give me a brass-smith
Mold me please... Mold me

I want to be a fish
Freedom of those depths
In the last frontiers of the Earth

I want to be a...

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Father, I'd hear your whispered voice, "Let's go fishing?"
Away, we'd go, always on sunny pleasant days.
Together, you and I, hiked down through
Heavy tall green sedge and rapid flapping of wings.
Early morning towards the pl-ashy
Riverbank, on...

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nnam, where's that tree
at the centre of the clan?
o, what happened to the people's iroko?
where're my people's hope?
the voice of my clan
the famous tongue that came
like the griot of my niger
and stood firm, astute, echoing
the...

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