The Jerusalem Annex Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCA DEFG HIJK LDMN LJOPQR ISII RIII TIIU

The land is weepingA
Who will redeem usB
Men slaughtered in battleC
Restless ghost crying and smilingA
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Oh Great land of WukariD
The Jerusalem AnnexE
Inhabiting friends and foesF
From North South East and WestG
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Kwararafa KingdomH
Land of fearless warriorsI
Their men and women are lionsJ
Bravery smiles at themK
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Boundaries and walls threatenedL
Strangers in fearD
Warriors in fameM
The enemy is withinN
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Nights threatenedL
With crying gunsJ
Legs on their heelsO
Sleep an illusion to manP
Day and NightsQ
Fear the strangers companionR
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Aren't we brothersI
From the descendant of AbramS
Israelites not IshmaelitesI
Why not bury the hatchetsI
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Peace becomes an illusionR
If we can't bend our swordsI
and arrowsI
Pride a destructive forceI
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Peace a banquet for allT
Crisis an enemy of peaceI
Reconcile the fracasI
No Victor no vanguishU

Jude Chukwuemeka Muoneke
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 09/02/2020

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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