Tides Of Passage Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD DEFGHI JBKD LBMNOOPQ| So much water has passed under the bridge | A |
| With it a part of me | B |
| Her soul drifted with the tides | C |
| Now in conclave with my father | D |
| - | |
| Tales of ancestors are now sweeter | D |
| Rites of passage with a touch of your hands | E |
| Not one that ashed immigrants denigrated | F |
| Morning yet on creation day | G |
| Achebe's rebuttal | H |
| Of their vague distortion of our past | I |
| - | |
| My prayer with you in mind | J |
| More potent than beckoning their ancestry | B |
| Whose hands we never shook | K |
| Or knew our pains or our laughter | D |
| - | |
| Well as for us here | L |
| We are in passage of purgatory | B |
| Certain of a better afterlife | M |
| Case of granite covering a tombstone | N |
| Of mortals overlooking it | O |
| And flowers and greenery around it | O |
| Of tides and streams beyond | P |
| Passage | Q |
Ifeanyichukwu Onwughalu
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Poet's note: The mind of a poet pondering over personal losses, of ephemeral of life, beliefs no matter how superior or better. I believe that my sister's transition to eternity is one which will be good tidings. In all, our time will come when we play our part and move on.
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