Always on the Road
Trucker
Tucker
Feed that guy
Bony
Tony
A Boy Scout Always Prepared
Ready
Teddy
He’ll Put You Away
Jailer
Taylor
At the Valentine Date Auction
Gimme
Timmy
Stay at Home Dad
Mommy
Tommy
Our Loan Shark
We owe
Tio
Swear to Him
Promise
Thomas
They Sure Need Improvement
Tanner’s
Manners
Head in the Clouds
Spacey
Tracy
Fibber
Liar
Tyler
Will you . . .
Marry
Terry?
Where is He Anyway?
John Doe
Waldo
Hey, Anyone . . .
You know
Udo?
Bon Voyage
Sail on,
Waylon
Do You . . .
Fancy
Yancy?
The Weirdo
Wiggy
Ziggy
Categories:
udo, boy,
Form: Footle
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.
Categories:
udo, death,
Form: Elegy
ghost now walks in the land
where the living died
the silent cry of innocent souls
hunt the night.
No more drums of war
for the drummers were killed too.
The night reek of blood
the smell of dead bodies
made love with the atmosphere.
Who will mourn the dead?
Who will sing the moonlight song?
For the night is quiet and calm.
© Jay.E. Udo
Categories:
udo, africa, america,
Form: Blank verse
Onye ebezina na uju na oga adinma
Onye echezina maka na echi nabia
di ime oweghi onye ma ihe oga amu
obu nwoke ma nwa nwayi oma
Jiri ndidi sowe uwa na oga adinma
Efi na eweghi odudu obu chi ya na
Achuro ya ijiji na ahu ya oge nile.
Onye ejila ugobe nke ndu ya na aka ya
Make uwa bu nke na akpa onye ya yo ba chukwu
Maka na emesia na oga adinma kpebere obasi
Mezie onwe gi emezi maka echi na abia abia,
Ifeoma di niro onye elela anya na azu.
Le ka umununu si agba egwu na elugwe
Le ka ndi ekwe na akopu onu ha nile
Lekwa ka elugwe na eluwa si buru enyi ugbua
Okuko na Efi na Mbe na akparita uka na udo
Maka na ifeoma ka ha nile nacho na uwa.
Ebezina na chukwu no nso
Ficha anya gi na ifeoma na abia
Ifeoma di niro, nke di iro ka nma
Ogazi amaka ejiri ya ago mmuo
Oweghi ihe na adigidi na eluwa
Mezie owegi emezi na oga adinma.
Categories:
udo, africa,
Form: Blank verse
Ezigbo enyim nwoke bia ka anyi noro
Na ofu obi na ofu nhota ihe uwa a bu.
Ezigbo enyi nwoke bia ka enyi tinye
Aka ru sia obodo anyi bu Nigeria.
Ezigbo enyi nwoke egbula m
Igbuo m gini ga abu uru gi na uwa a,
Bia ka anyi jiri otu obi biri maka na
Otu obi ga eme ka obodo anyi ka nihu.
Jide aka m ka m jide nke gi,
Ebukwala ihe na obi ebe m no,
Werem ka nwanne gi ka anyi no di.
Ezigbo enyim nwoke, akujokwalam
Akutokwalam na azu maka ego.
Echi di ime, ezigbo enyi m nwoke,
Onweghi onye ma ihe echi ga amu;
Nwoke mabu nwayi, ka anyi chebe ihe echi ga abu.
Ezigbo enyi m nkwoke ka anyi jiri out obi biri na udo.
Categories:
udo, africa,
Form: Ballad