His Turn Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEF GHFIFF FJKLGJFFM| he stood at italics | A |
| forlorn gaze fixated | B |
| to a horizon | C |
| in a crowded room he spoke | D |
| mumblings tower of babel | E |
| yet they made him smell so sweet | F |
| - | |
| he sat faced down | G |
| in conversation with sleep | H |
| in a crowded palace he snored | F |
| silent breath | I |
| imperial majesty and subjects bemused | F |
| yet they made him look so sweet | F |
| - | |
| has kongi gone mad in old age that | F |
| hands are crowded in giggles | J |
| limbs blow flutes in tremor | K |
| straddled his horse in clownish gallantry | L |
| his head too cold for the crown | G |
| his kingship genuflects in hollowness | J |
| agending the agenda in an emilokan state | F |
| gods forbid it | F |
| that we put our ears on a platter at Meribah | M |
Ifeanyichukwu Onwughalu
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Poet's note: Intriguing tale of an ambitious politician vying for office in old age and glaring poor health condition
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