The Jerusalem Annex Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCA DEFG HIJK LDMN LJOPQR ISII RIII TIIU| The land is weeping | A |
| Who will redeem us | B |
| Men slaughtered in battle | C |
| Restless ghost crying and smiling | A |
| - | |
| Oh Great land of Wukari | D |
| The Jerusalem Annex | E |
| Inhabiting friends and foes | F |
| From North South East and West | G |
| - | |
| Kwararafa Kingdom | H |
| Land of fearless warriors | I |
| Their men and women are lions | J |
| Bravery smiles at them | K |
| - | |
| Boundaries and walls threatened | L |
| Strangers in fear | D |
| Warriors in fame | M |
| The enemy is within | N |
| - | |
| Nights threatened | L |
| With crying guns | J |
| Legs on their heels | O |
| Sleep an illusion to man | P |
| Day and Nights | Q |
| Fear the strangers companion | R |
| - | |
| Aren't we brothers | I |
| From the descendant of Abram | S |
| Israelites not Ishmaelites | I |
| Why not bury the hatchets | I |
| - | |
| Peace becomes an illusion | R |
| If we can't bend our swords | I |
| and arrows | I |
| Pride a destructive force | I |
| - | |
| Peace a banquet for all | T |
| Crisis an enemy of peace | I |
| Reconcile the fracas | I |
| No Victor no vanguish | U |
Jude Chukwuemeka Muoneke
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Poet's note: This poem is dedicated to the Kwararafa Kingdom, Wukari in Taraba state. This kingdom has experienced a lot of crisis from her neighboring states. The land also experienced religious crisis that disrupted the peace of the people in by and large.
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