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MOONLIGHT PLAY
The lantern of the sky shows up there
Its brilliance shines down here
Everybody stood up and rejoice
For the king’s torch has come around
Tok–odo–dio… tok-odo–dio
Children troop to the play ground
Young men clap their hands
The girls sing and dance along
Dance and choose somebody
Point to the one after your heart
Select those with very long legs
Select those with big stomach
Dance and choose somebody
Select those with big heads
Select those with fine faces
Point to the one after your heart
When you have made your choices
The one after your heart, remember
As mosquitoes go into the house at night
So too shall the children return to their homes
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Inspired by an article in an old manuscript, It reads:, AXIOMS OF PERFECTION, In the physical order – In the realization of the dream of beauty, In the moral order – In the realization of the dream of love, In the intellectual order – In the realization of dream of poetry, In the spiritual order – In the realization of the dream of the mystics
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weirdelf
Thu, 2011-11-17 03:48
oh! oh! oh! I'm so excited to be the first to critique this!
my friend, this is the musicality of language, the poetry, that I've been hassling you for for so long! Fucking brilliant, evocative, meaningful poetry.
Why have you avoided it? Is there some cultural shame? Trying to write very correct English rather than express the rhythm and feeling of your culture? I hope you don't find these questions offensive.
If you can find a way to write your social and political concerns with this kind of feeling and connection I think you will be a major poet of our time.
I've never stopped believing in your talent.
cheers,
Jess
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t. reflexion
Mon, 2011-11-21 22:37
A game of childhood days...
We used to play this game when I was little and I tried to recapture it. I do not know if the kids of today are doing the same with electricity and television occupying their attention, I am afraid they rarely go out when the moon is shining to play hide and seek and all sorts of games we enjoyed as kids.
Sometime, in an attempt to recapture this mood, the language will not flow well in English. What I am trying to do now is to write in my native language, 'Ibibio' and then attempt a translation. There are so many repeated words in my native tongue such that it might appear boring to the reader when it is translated in English. For example, 'Dance, choose somebody that you heart loves, dance, choose somebody ' is repeated over and over again as in 'nek sio owo, sio owo, nek sio owo eke esit mfo amade, sio owo, sio owo'
thank you very much for your comment and appreciation, best wishes
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A rekindled faith - Dancing in the Light
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