Once Lived In A Paradise Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEF GH FBIJK LJ MNONMPQN MN| I'm the pot | A |
| Once upon a time I was found in every kitchen | B |
| Whether for the rich or the poor | C |
| The kitchen was usually accessible to everyone | B |
| I usually had a cup placed on top of me | D |
| And anyone who was thirsty simply scooped water drank and placed the cup back | E |
| Come to think of this | F |
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| Was the cup washed before and after drinking | G |
| For the where It was only washed in the morning and never again until the next day | H |
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| The Indomie generation will not believe this | F |
| That was possible because there was no Nollywood that gave people the impression that Society especially the villages were occupied by Evil men and women looking for whom to poison | B |
| It was a time when churchgoers were not told from the pulpits | I |
| That their predicaments were caused by their family members neighbors and friends | J |
| I am talking of a time when it was unheard of for chalatants to brag about possessing the powers to make one rich overnight | K |
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| The time I am talking about was a time once upon a time | L |
| When uncles were known to be the best of friends | J |
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| During the holidays children were moving from one uncle and aunt to the other | M |
| It was always joyful seeing an uncle or an aunt | N |
| Today there is hardly any die by fire prayer without mentioning wicked uncles | O |
| Every misfortune now is tied to either an uncle or an aunt | N |
| I am talking of a time when children played together | M |
| When it was difficult even impossible to identify the children from wealthy or poor homes | P |
| When it was extremely difficult a task | Q |
| To identify the orphaned and the parented | N |
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| I'm talking of a time when the extended family superceded the nuclear | M |
| Unfortunately we traded our paradise for a parasite | N |
Peter Nchumba Biligrini
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 02/18/2024
Poet's note: The life of the contemporary African today is a pity. He has given way for Western culture eat deep into his rich and unique culture...
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