*Tony_Cemalukwuoo* Egbuonu

Nkea na amamu ahu jijijiji,
Ikedo mu na nmazi uzo di
n'okpulu ugbo mmili anyim,
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PROMISE not pounded yam when you can't
pound pounded yam; worst, under oath,
when you can, but compromise instead to pound cocoyam.
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Imakwa onye ana ekwu?
Nwa John Ugbo, so nabata uka Katolic n'obodo.

Nwunye EzeMalukwuo, oso gba izu na Holi Triniti,
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You don't know who is on the news burner?
Scion of John Ugbo, co-pioneer Catholic convert,
EzeMalukwuo's spouse, Holy Trinity maiden,
CWO convention co-participant,
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Onyiinkem
Rare wifely breed
Cemalukwuookamkwe's turnaround for good
.....Pause preceeds pluses, and vice versa
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A big palm,
Acromegalic with fingers long,
As palm frond in him, as in him,
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He, like you, likes you,
As should an adorable angel,
Adorns, as a compatible companion is,
Nurtured, as a company should,
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How are you?
Yes, you won.
Yet, unvanquished he was,
He did not fail.
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From north and west,
South and east,
They came,
Not as expected,
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As a green pasture, a kindergarten in the garden, needed neither this nor that to play, prank, and pray.
As a courier, handled all correspondences, all read in the university quadrangle, a marbled green garden for all.

As a lecturer, lectured; pastor pastored too, to impart knowledge, trust, and hope, for greener pastures.
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Daughter of my father, Justina, just joined my father and son of my father, my lone brother, on the other side of the fence. Just that common fence, as a barricade, between life and after life.

Just, as sunset at dawn, you left us at dusk and jumped over; so unjust for the uncommon high fence to allow your easy crossover, leaving us, the bereaved, a bitter fact; fact that another one is gone, gone forever
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Seasonless hunter,
Neither damped by rain,
Nor dazed by sun,
Ududo hunts.
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The reception, really receptive,
As marketing public relation, was repetitive,
To be solely so; so the trick was to ignore all,
As an ignorant, even the sonorous singing ringing tone,
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N'okpuru ụgbọ Mmiri

Ọ na-ama m oke egwu n'ezie,
na-ekekọta m na rudder a.
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However this load, it is an overload,
Whenever there's overloading, there's an urge to offload.
I will rather go off the road,
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Sincerity reaffirmed, all
In its ramifications,
Verily, knowing and meeting
As the Yuletide was young.
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THANK YOU,
for all that we shared.
The irrationally-laden meeting,
dry-cleaned with humble hearts.
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LIKE THIS, before they came,
Shattering, we were chartered,
Chattering; chanting choruses and songs,
From souls for souls, by souls, to souls.
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Son begets father; daughter, mother.
Doesn't foetus beget all?
Rest in peace, foetus
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Yesterday I passed away
Yes, I did while crossing the sea
You saw my setting sun
As a sinking sinker
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