The Folks Are Sad Poem by Haruna Garba

The Folks Are Sad



Women Are Lamenting
Winnowing machine abounds
Old job has abruptly been sacked
Threshes and chaps to the birds
Carvers are yelling
Women shun mirrors and pestles
Chisels are relocated beyond recall
Dog's leg knows naught mortar bereft
Blacksmiths are wailing
Stainless steel jobs have taken hold
Anvils and hammers can't play tunes
Stolen has smelting done their job

The Folks Are Sad
Saturday, November 23, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: sadness
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Edward Kofi Louis 24 November 2019

Stainless still jobs have taken hold! ! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Haruna Garba

Haruna Garba

Dagauda, Bauchi State, Nigeria
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