Good Times Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AB CDEF AGHIJ AAAKL MNO PNGQN RANF QSKQ QQECB QTA Q QT

Every line carries the fragrance of yesterdayA
A soulful song from the village we once called homeB
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We laughed beneath the backyard sunC
Not because life was easyD
But because joy was simpleE
And the scent of burning firewood filled the airF
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Barefoot we hurried down the winding slope to Mmili IdotoA
Our laughter echoing through the winding red paths of Ezi Owelle Ezioye and OkpokoG
Water pots balanced with youthful confidenceH
While the blazing afternoon sun watched over our little adventuresI
And quirky birds lent their choruses from the friendly skiesJ
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Then to Nneghalu's backyard we marchedA
Each with an axe in handA
A basin brimming with ripe ukwa upon the headA
Gathering firewood that would becomeK
The warmth of our family mealsL
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Those were the lessons that built our strength beyond burdensM
The rhythm that shaped our characterN
The memories that time can never eraseO
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Among the girls who still remainP
Nwanyimma will surely rememberN
Chinwe and Okuata were still too youngG
To walk those paths with usQ
Except for the familiar journeys to fetch waterN
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Today the years have flownR
The footsteps have fadedA
The backyard is quieterN
Yet our hearts still return thereF
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For some places never leave usQ
They become part of who we areS
And who we have becomeK
Has helped shape the generations after usQ
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Not even today's selfies and twerkiesQ
Can match the twilight of our innocenceQ
When life was simpleE
Friendship was genuineC
And every sunset carried us homeB
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When memory gently calls our namesQ
We answer with gratitude and a nostalgic smileT
And the comforting truth that our childhood was a giftA
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Indeed we had some good timesQ
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Composed by Iyom Helen ChidozieQ
With poetic touch by Ifeanyi OnwughaluT

Ifeanyichukwu Onwughalu
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 07/11/2026

Poet's note: A nostalgic reflection of my Aunt's times back in her teenage years in Ojoto with her peers like my Mum and younger siblings.




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