Murder In Umu-Udo
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Murder in Umu-Udo
Grieve, oh skies of Umu-Udo, at the ominous impending,
And cloak your moon in sackcloth of dark cumulus.
Shatter the night’s quietude with your unrestrained b...
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Categories:
umu, moon, murder, mystery, night,
Form: Free verse
The Last Days
...If nowadays we have become so wise
And are proud achievers
Who have explored the world from our cradle;
If these days men would hear with their eyes
And men would speak by their actions
And woul...
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Categories:
umu, change, crazy, emotions, humanity,
Form: Free verse
It Is Our Tradition
...Bring the Nzu and
Kola nut
Take it to the
stranger among us,
Let him kiss it and
be bless.
Let him rub the Nzu
on his arms then his
fore head.
It is our tradition
here not to neglect
A hum...
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Categories:
umu, africa,
Form: Narrative