Ode To A Poet's Curtain

Ode to a Poets curtain

Eh,what a screen with a heavenly picture !
Picturing an artistic fixture.
Turning my bedroom to a museum of culture
That handsomely showcases the native of passion
With the exhibition of heavenly creatures;

Hi,you scattered lightening of illumination!
I embarrassingly cherish your illustration;          
What a great explanation!
For illuminating heaven's innovation;

Ho,you banana shaped fluorescence of harmony!
Harmonizing damsels as the heavenly legacy                
I marvel at such melody
Because he speak from memory ;

Hello,you specially carved image of passion!
Sitting on the harmonious banana fluorescence
With a crownlike beret of assertion ,
Wearing an angelic gown of emergence
Ribbonly embellished  for fashion ;
Miss passion,your comely face of continence
That never conceals emotion
By reproducing an alluring smile,
Romanticizing my soul with affection
From this curtain-screen.

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Cervical Cancer Prevention

EARLY CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION

Of all the things of my interest

Women I take to be the first

Women are gifts, women are pets

Women are still fragile elements

It pains when pains and sudden death

Cajole cancer to take their breaths

It is very important that

Women keep taking the Pap test

For all cervical cancer that leads to death

Destroy women with irregular Pap test

So if you can see this poem Mr Japhet

Take the message to all women on earth

And if you can see this poem lady Janet

Take the message to all women on earth

Health is wealth, don't ever forget

To maintain medical checkup and treatment

I love you all with all my breadths

And wish you sound health on earth.

Copyright © Samuel Enunwa aka samueldpoetry (05-01-2013)

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Raphael Beniitez

 Raphael Beniitez is a man of magic

Human within his practices

Sometimes strong and sometimes weak

Raphael Beniitez is a coach of coaches

Lives within the bricks

Of humility

Maturity

And vast experiences

And placards of hate

Don't make him.freak

And haters don't make him sick

Glories have been his

As well as match loses

Raphael Beniitez authenticity

Is seen in who he is

Football to Wenger is economics

Management of little resources

Football to Mourinho is mathematics

Four plus two is equal to six

Football to Beniitez is metaphysics

Theories and myths are mixed

With tactical analysis

As the gimmicks for making magic

No matter what you think

I'm here to stick to the fact that

Other coaching managers

Do not better Raphael Beniitez.

Copyright © Samuel Enunwa aka samueldpoetry (01-03-2013)

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The Remains of Raymond Hoe (Part 1)

THE REMAINS OF RAYMOND HOE

Fellow friends and fellow foes

Wait, let me tell this tale of woe

The way I know they wait below

Below my belly where they grow

For woe is me! My friends and foes

When I heard of Raymond Hoe

I screamed, I shouted no!

But why? And why Raymond Hoe?

But why this very man I know?

I've known Mr. Raymond Hoe

For ten and a year below

When we met at fashion show

He was nice, you should know

He was kind, and gently goes

He rhymingly uses o

Whenever he says hello

When I say to him also

“Good evening Mr. Hoe”

He says, “Hello, Mr. Sam o

How dey go dey go dey go?

How your wife and family o?

I hope they are all fine o.”

But why? And why Raymond Hoe?

But why this very man I know?

He was a one man Mopo

And used to wear polo

And loved to wear chino

And used to live solo

A divorcé, you should know

With no child no, no, no

With no kin no, no, no

With no pal no, no, no

But I thought with no foe

When I heard in my bungalow

When I heard this tale of woe

When I heard of Raymond Hoe

I screamed, I shouted no!

But why? And why Raymond Hoe?

But why this very man I know?

The very young Raymond Hoe

Who only had seven years to

Clock forty, you should know

You should know Mr. Hoe

He was an average fellow

He wasn't a rich fellow

He wasn't a poor fellow

He lived a room not a bungalow

To hide his head from mosquitoes

And the chills that always blow

Through the night to and fro

But why? And why Raymond Hoe?

But why this very man I know?

Two o'clock remained ten to

And the sun was in full glow

When they entered the room of Hoe

And found him lying solo

With his head on his pillow

Listening to music of Mario

 Through his ipodlike radio

Waiting beside his pillow

The earpiece hung above his lobe

Where he lay like log solo

Through his throat blood flow

Soaking Hoe from head to toe

But why? And why Raymond Hoe?

But why this very man I know?

Like goat, someone slaughtered Hoe

In his bed, on his pillow

But the murderer, I believe so

Sooner or later, you shall all know.

     Copyright ©  Samuel C. Enunwa July 21, 2011.

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Is This The Life You Wish For

 

Is This The Life You Wish For?

"Good things will come to you in ways you could never anticipate or expect. Yet if you're constantly placing judgment, conditions and restrictions on your life, you'll miss out on most of those good things."_ Ralph Marston.

Imagine if the bell refuses to suffer the pain
To be caused by its dangling scrotum
How will it ring for ritual to start?

Is this the life you wish for or not?
Reschedule your life
The life of muteness you must quit
And start making your desire show
To grow out of your hole
And quit lay low
For success is yours if you do so

The crickets are singing always by day
Do you notice?
The crickets knew they were not heard by day
They rescheduled it
So to be sang aloud and heard at night
And the tick tock of the wall clock
Is always a sweet song at night

So if still
You're still not living the life you wish for
You need still
To start reschedule your life adventure.

Samuel C. Enunwa aka samueldpoetry

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The Use of Juxtaposition In Once Upon A Time by Gabriel Okara

 Introduction

Let's look into the use of juxtaposition in the poem "Once Upon a Time by Gabriel Okara". This post is going to be of usefulness to anyone searching for: the central message in Once Upon a Time by Gabriel Okara, the structure of the poem Once Upon a Time by Gabriel Okara, Summary of the poem Once Upon a Time by Gabriel Okara, etc. 

The Poet

Gabriel Okara who lived between 24th of April, 1921 and 25th of March, 2019 was a Nigerian poet, novelist and a human right activist. Some scholars, among other qualities, consider him the first modernist poet of Anglophone Africa. Gabriel Okara was born in Bumoundi in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

One of Gabriel Okara's poem is on this table of discussion. The poem "Once Upon a Time by Gabriel Okara" is an eight stanza free verse that centered on the negative impact of human exposure in a corrupt society. It must be noted that the poem shares similarities with Piano and Drums by Gabriel Okara in terms of juxtaposition and nostalgia. 

The Use of Juxtaposition in the Poem 

The poet employed the use of juxtaposition to channel his message to the readers. While creating a climactic flow of narration, he juxtaposed his present with his past. 

Speaking of juxtaposition, there are two types of juxtaposition I noticed in the poem "Once Upon A Time by Gabriel Okara"_ the first is behavioral juxtaposition and the second is personality juxtaposition. 

Personality refers to an individual's unique pattern of thoughts, feelings, and tendencies that influence their behavior. It's the underlying framework that shapes how a person perceives, processes, and interacts with the world. Personality is relatively stable over time and across situations.

Behavior, on the other hand, refers to the specific actions or reactions a person exhibits in response to their environment, situation, or stimuli. Behavior can be influenced by personality, but it's also shaped by external factors like context, culture, and learning.

There are many behavioral juxtaposition in the poem starting from the beginning of the poem_ the first stanza down to the third stanza.

The poet revealed some forms of insincere or corrupt behaviors such as "they shake hands without hearts" while pretending "to shake hands with their hearts". 

Below is the stanza two of the poem, backing the claim of behavioral impurity the poet was complaining about:

"There was a time indeed

they used to shake hands with their hearts:

but that’s gone, son.

Now they shake hands without hearts

while their left hands search

my empty pockets."

In terms of personality juxtaposition, the poet compared his innocence with exposure. The voice of the poem, while narrating his ordeal to his little son, revealed that the society has built in him guilt, corruption, worldliness, cynicism, depravity; unlike when he was a little boy with innocence, purity, naivety, guilelessness, sincerity, innocuoness, virtue, cleanliness, and unblemished. 

A good instance of the personality juxtaposition can be found in stanza six and seven of the poem quoted below:

"And I have learned too

to laugh with only my teeth

and shake hands without my heart.

I have also learned to say,’Goodbye’,

when I mean ‘Good-riddance’:

to say ‘Glad to meet you’,

without being glad; and to say ‘It’s been

nice talking to you’, after being bored.

But believe me, son.

I want to be what I used to be

when I was like you. I want

to unlearn all these muting things.

Most of all, I want to relearn

how to laugh, for my laugh in the mirror

shows only my teeth like a snake’s bare fangs!"

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Should Poets Embrace Email Marketing

Email Marketing

The easiest way to lose focus as a poet is to adopt the internet practice of email marketing; it doesn't worth it!

Oh come on, I was just joking.

If email marketing is in any way bad for poet or poetry website, then why is every poetry website so energetic about it?

The fact that every giant website (whether poetry or poetry not) is keenly practicing email marketing is enough prove that you (a poet) shouldn't underestimate the power of email marketing as well.
If you haven't taken it seriously, then I urge you to add email marketing to your priority list.

Email marketing might have some advanced expert explanations but the layman meaning is the practice of gathering email addresses as to notify the collected email addresses of updates or new content or products.

Actually, it's both hard and easy. It's both expensive and cheap. Without the necessary tools, it can be quite time consuming. [Lest I forget, kindly subscribed to Naija Poets Email List, if you haven't done so]

Assuming you're already in the practice of collecting email addresses, it's important to ensure you’re delivering relevant content to in-boxes if you truly want to personalize your audience experience.

Email Segmentation

Neil Patel suggested email lists segregation as the best way to personalize your audience experience.

He further explained that everyone who signs up to receive emails might have different interests at heart.

You need to learn how to write marketing emails that don’t get marked as spam.

Grouping your subscribers into separate lists will ensure they don’t receive irrelevant information.

Segmented email campaigns can result in a 760% revenue increase.

Recent studies show the differences between segmented emails compared to non-segmented campaigns.

Segmented emails have:

14.3% more opens
101% more clicks
4.7% fewer bounces
9.4% fewer unsubscribes

Higher opens and clicks paired with fewer bounces and unsubscribes put your company in a great position to increase sales.

Samuel C Enunwa aka samueldpoetry
(the Leo with wings flying)

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