Dear Aunty Abby Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFAGHIJKDLMNOPQA RSGTUNTTDVWGSSXGT| I wonder what would have been my story | A |
| If you didn't cover me with your umbrella | B |
| Saving me from the raging storm of underprivilege | C |
| Moulding me into the little woman I've become | D |
| Encoding resilience and exceptionality into my DNA | E |
| Your inner voice assured you that I would bloom | F |
| And in watering me you gave life to the thistles that begot me | A |
| You knew me not from Adam yet like pharaoh's daughter | G |
| You nurtured me as your own Moses | H |
| You are truly your father's daughter ada nna ya | I |
| Highly esteemed exuding charisma and self confidence | J |
| As confidence is at the tip of your fingers | K |
| So is your tongue well dipped in the pool of wisdom | D |
| The mastermind behind millions of unforgettable childhoods | L |
| Impressively erudite unapologetically beautiful | M |
| Ambitions plenty of them behind the eyes of an intellectual Nigerian woman | N |
| With high spirits energy i can't call petite | O |
| Essentially a multitalented chef | P |
| Making the best out of variety the spice of life | Q |
| In between the curls of your fros I see vividly | A |
| Strands of uniqueness in silver lining | R |
| You definitely were sculpted out to be you | S |
| And no one else could have done it better | G |
| How I love listening to you speak | T |
| Your melodious accent a soft tickle to my bunny ears | U |
| A sting however on the days I received your admonition | N |
| I would call your handwriting an arabesque | T |
| And I would dedicate my athlete of the year award to that day's talk | T |
| Your heart of gold conspicuous as a chrysanthemum | D |
| Epitome of optimism Jack of all trade | V |
| Ironically master of all | W |
| Ardently nationalistic a prominent woman figure | G |
| I scribble these last lines in an attempt to inscribe I love you | S |
| In a circlet of thank you | S |
| Locked away safely in the warmest deepest part of obi m | X |
| Is an ornate bonne anniversaire | G |
| I ga adi ka echi n'echi a di agu agu | T |
Obagha Chiamaka
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 06/09/2021
Poet's note: This poem is written in honor of my proprietress, as a birthday present actually. She is a woman who I always look up to and I'm grateful that I got the opportunity to attend her prestigious educational institutions: Playlearn the learning academy (elementary school) and Lawrence Prentice Academy (secondary school). God bless aunty Abby.
This poem has both french and Igbo words
Ada nna ya - her father's daughter
Obi m - my heart
I ga-adi ka echi, n'echi a di agu agu - a blessing to be like tomorrow, there's always tomorrow.
Petite - small
Bonne anniversaire - happy birthday
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