Coronic Memories Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABABC DBEBEB FGFHIJK LFMFFFNMOPQR GLGQLGSRGTMFQUT GIFQRV RNQMQFGGRF| I am making myself light | A |
| When the virus comes calling | B |
| I shall be fast in flight | A |
| A mockery will I make of its foreboding | B |
| As thunderstruck and bright | A |
| Will Corona be in mourning | B |
| How am I doing it | C |
| - | |
| First | D |
| Nimo's memory I'm flashing | B |
| A night out at the beach resort | E |
| And diamonds incurring | B |
| Is too heavy to be my cohort | E |
| When the malady comes buzzing | B |
| - | |
| Holiday tings | F |
| Is an emblem recently of honour | G |
| But fast has it become a badge of things | F |
| I would gladly be parted with | H |
| So my dear Chepchumba | I |
| I never had a holiday with you | J |
| Down in Kerio Valley | K |
| - | |
| Adhiambo my fish | L |
| The dance by the shores | F |
| Of the great Lake | M |
| The bumpy boat rides | F |
| The nightly Nirvanas | F |
| All these | F |
| Plus the delicious ngege | N |
| Mbuta and Osuga | M |
| Delete | O |
| Covid should find no record | P |
| On which to find fault | Q |
| I should be a kilo lighter now | R |
| - | |
| You my border jumper | G |
| Across Sofia in Busia | L |
| Wanji Ssebo you cry | G |
| Omudigida guli munda | Q |
| Happiness is in the stomach | L |
| But the virus bids me bid you bye | G |
| Even if you kneel | S |
| And ''Ewe Museveni | R |
| Ewe Obama oli Mussaja nnyo | G |
| Ssebo | T |
| I'm fleeing | M |
| I'm offloading my burdens | F |
| Corona must reach Eldoret | Q |
| When past the Nile | U |
| I will be | T |
| - | |
| You | G |
| Beautiful Chelimo | I |
| Of the Elgon slopes | F |
| Say not a word | Q |
| Of our convention | R |
| By the streets of Lwakhakha | V |
| - | |
| And you man | R |
| If ever a smoke of ganja | N |
| I shared | Q |
| And a few steps of reggae | M |
| I did | Q |
| Say none of these | F |
| I never | G |
| Will never | G |
| Be caught by Corona | R |
| Because of your CORONIC memories | F |
Denis Barasa
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