Chidiebube onye Okohia Poems

'Tis like terra's changing
But there's no change,
'Tis like ev'rything's moving
But with no range;
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I'll ne'er quit
E'en if th' pain hits from form to torn
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I fear the night
When my mind is embalm'd with heightened hauntings
Of my childhood, studies and feelings:
I grab a cup of water, easing with fright.
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Our father
Who resides in heaven's chamber
Your name be holy
Come your kingdom with glory
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Let us kill the Christians,
They who've bid farewell to th' Word's reverence,
They lead th' dark and sinister dreams of pagans
And purchased wholly phantasms by mere indulgence,
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From thee flows th' breath of wisdom
Of peace, love, faith and charity
Of angelic prowess and volunteered-martyrdom
And supernal blessing of long-lived amity
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He dreams;
Resting in an arm-chair
With his imaginations in clouds of pride
He dreams, he dreams,
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Tick tack
The time past
Christmas snack
The time past
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Truly, truly, I wish ne'er to grow too old
Ne'er when I'm decrepit with eyes bulged
Nor mouth flapp'd and nose tugg'd
Ne'er when th' whimpering paddock's brandishing a gourd
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