Nkporo: My Country Home 7 Poem by John Chizoba Vincent

We sat by the road side, breaking palm kernels,
Chasing the grass cutter in the afternoon and
The squirrels in the morning when they came for food.
Dance that stupid song of onye ma Echi
Under the rain with our hair so brown
Because it was Christmas and our brothers and
sisters were ahome rocking the deadly songs in the air.
Then in the night, we set traps for the bush rats
That visited grand pa's barn.
When The ikoro sound, We hid because it signified Danger.
Boom BOOm Kokokokooo came the sound and we looked for a hiding place.
Truly we caused many havoc in the village breaking the rules.