In Loving Memory Of An Elder Statesman (yusuf Maitama) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDEFF GHHGIJK A LMNM OOOPQQPP RDRD A SSGT UHAL VWWV XYFY ZRA2A2| I | A |
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| He varnished second of the seventh winter | B |
| The north went frozen and media lost her voice | C |
| And the fading day startled winter cold | D |
| For man that glitters gold lost his poise | E |
| Although deep in hearts of a desert land | F |
| His heart went still on his ailment demand | F |
| - | |
| Afar from his demise | G |
| South fled east above the west | H |
| Hitting the North right in her chest | H |
| As truths journeyed out the skies | G |
| Lies put on their shoes in their nests | I |
| By virtue of hymn and weeping thoughts | J |
| An orator was emptied of his words | K |
| - | |
| II | A |
| - | |
| You were black like us | L |
| Your words lived it all | M |
| You were crystal and clear | N |
| Even the air had to fall | M |
| - | |
| Yusuf traversed the landscape of giant | O |
| To carve a folk self reliant | O |
| He never was defiant | O |
| But his words spurred inane | P |
| Minds into brains | Q |
| And sear gassy hearts to grains | Q |
| You said no gain without pain | P |
| I wish the folk trailed that lane | P |
| - | |
| But things fall apart | R |
| And her center doesn't hold | D |
| As looting won her heart | R |
| Depravity unwilling to fold | D |
| - | |
| III | A |
| - | |
| From dusts we have come | S |
| And dusts we shall become | S |
| Someday death dies | G |
| But this day marks your turn | T |
| - | |
| Oh earth lay your bed | U |
| Yusuf Maitama is laid to rest | H |
| The Nigerian voice set to lie | A |
| Barren in words speechless | L |
| - | |
| Sagacious shame | V |
| Peers from every black face | W |
| Sneers from the other race | W |
| Audacious game | V |
| - | |
| Tow an elder tow statesman | X |
| Trail his thoughts and travails | Y |
| Into the hearts of a virgin land | F |
| Else weaker truth prevails | Y |
| - | |
| In the heart of the desert | Z |
| Let the hymnals depart | R |
| In the silence of the night | A2 |
| Let his quiet grave ignite | A2 |
Omar Farooq Abdullah
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Omar Farooq Abdullah: The poem describes an elder statesman, who traversed the landscapes of Nigeria to make it what it has become today. He was a self-acclaimed orator.
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