The Harmattan Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CDE FGHB IJ G BKI LM| He s not a globetrotter | A |
| But he loves to travel to the West African Countries from the Sahara desert during mid November till late February | B |
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| I think he likes our culture and traditions | C |
| Or is it the glittering black chocolate skin of its people | D |
| Maybe he only likes the aroma of the Jollof rice cooked to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and New Year celebration | E |
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| Many people likes him | F |
| Even me too | G |
| But my mum never did | H |
| I know he could be annoying and maddening sometimes because whenever he visits us he death blows almost all the leafs and fruit on our mango tree | B |
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| He sometimes incapacitate people by brushing their wet glittering lips into a dried pale like with a splash of exasperated sour blood | I |
| He s like an abstract noun which you Cannot see or touch but feel | J |
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| I wish I could see him and say how much I like him and not wanting him to ever leave the West even if his visa had due | G |
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| I want to tell him that he leaves a remarkable memories for me | B |
| I want to tell him I accost his presence and let him know the kind of feelings I feel whenever he visits | K |
| But even though I could my mum will blurt out bullets knives and threats on him without stuttering she could even get him arrested | I |
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| I m eager to see him visit again | L |
| I will go to the mosque or church to pray for a chance to see him and cost out his visits to the countries in West Africa | M |
Dammy Jokotagba
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 07/08/2020
Poet's note: This poem discuss about Season of Harmattan in Western African subcontinent blowing from the Sahara desert. I wrote it this poem for people who likes and hates the season of Harmattan. 2020
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