Godwin Inyang's Blog, page 18

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Willy-nilly, just one human blunder

And every nook in the globe hears the thunder

And some are seared and others scared

As a beast stalks every street to plunder.

My Bumper Collection of 192 Poems

FOREWORD:

From three published works of mine, ‘Colours (of Life,
Love and Faith)’; ‘Thorns and Flowers’ and ‘A Long Love Song’, I have carefully
selected the 192 poems here to create this bumper collection. The purpose is to
give readers the best and a meaty collection of lucid poems they would chew
over as the pieces touch diverse aspects of life from family to society where a
lizard gives

DECEMBER (ACROSTIC)

December draws the year to a close.

Everyone's ears seem to stand on tiptoes

Checking the airwaves for awesome news.

Engaging in blows or forging truce

Mainly because of clothes and food would

Be partners in every neighbourhood.

Envy and strife would turn harlot

Roaming homes and shops to bite a lot.

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Dr Fixit (4012 - 4017)

4012

'But we are yet to see him or know his whereabouts,'

the leader of the troops said. 'Well, to clear all doubts



'I'm willing to go with you all to the spot

the event took place and show that no one was hurt



'but the cart overturned in the hollow in the wood;

for this, my action I'd admit was crude



'and I sincerely apologize such callous act

would in future not repeat itself;

NOVEMBER (ACROSTIC)

Now, like jest the year draws to a close.



One might just wonder if all along you doze.



Vexation might eat you up if in your task



Every now and then you’ve failed or you’d just bask



Mightily if in it you do excel.



But should we place our worth in the one-year scale?



Emphasize being and doing your best daily;



Race always with a winning mentality.

Dr Fixit (4009 - 4011)

4009

His partner had heard his desperate struggle

and took off; the suspect begged the muzzle



shouldn’t be put over his mouth as he was ready

to talk and was scared his hairy body



could be torn apart by the dreadful fangs

of the robust and feisty soldier ants



that clung to him for a summary arrest;

with their crippling grip he couldn’t contest.



‘We hope you’d behave yourself as

Dr Fixit (4005 - 4008)

4005

The cart and the rat were rumoured had been lost

with precious goods valued at great cost.



Many tales were made out of the incident

but most folks believed there was an accident



the good chap was involved in though a few folks

did share among themselves some lousy jokes:



did Mr Rat think greedy and decided to veer

off course with the cart and goods valued near



what could

Dr Fixit (4000 - 4004)

4000

We all heaved a sigh of relief. Indeed,

the journey again resumed in good speed.



Across our clan an incident took place

in the distant past that made many embrace



a pact with all soldier ants for peace

and services like transporting with ease.



Pronounced was employing zillions of rats

to draw the carts and hawks or owls who manned the paths.



The story went that once a

Dr Fixit (3995 - 3999)

3995

splashed over our town’s esteemed paper: ‘BREAKING
NEWS’;

looked like a top guy was down and singing blues.



The street was lined with rat-drawn carts.

By tacit agreement, who stepped in first and sat



on the seats were Woodits and Sandit folks;

they needed to get home first as they were hosts



of the marriage ceremony – to the vendor

I beckoned, grabbed the paper to see if