VENGEANCE

What a pastry

That plunders the little pet

In a pretty little pay

Point of Power!

Inhumanity prey

Blasting the Cornel

Into deserter of fire

An attestation of death

Of dear lieutenant Cornel

In an cold bloody afternoon

After the status of power

I felt for you dear one

Calling to order the state

To intervene in your case of failure

For fairly Justice

To the state of your memory

May the gods strike!

May the angel flight!

To the avenge of our dear one Lieutenant Cornel Musa

The pace setter of his comrades

The prime of Idoko land

A man of wisdom and honour

Saturating the invisible

In a cloudy shadowy wave

A blessing to men of honour

Has gone to point of no return

May your memory remain blessed

May your wisdom grow

To the point of your remembrance

The prime setter!

The got of great men!

Adieu Brother

Written by: Onyia Emeka Harford

DESCRIPTION: The poem is an elegy which is a poem expressing the death of someone, it is a four line poem known as quatrain. Though the sound are erratic, like line 1-4 sound are abba which are not the same with line 5-8 (aabc). The poem is a civilized one that talks of Military combatants. One of them became a victim on trying to eat a snack that attracted his attention.

LINES 1-4 describes his appetite and the nature of the meat pie that got his attention, which he was trying to purchase with his money when their opponent attacked him with Guns and opened fire on him. But the other soldiers that witnessed his death are singing the above elegy. This is like a border war that has to do with opponent laying ambush against Nigerian soldiers while in a village like Soweto. The situation surrounding this event is that the soldier is testy, having walked a long distance, are hungry and saw a pastry that seems attractive, but on trying to purchase it, without knowing that the enemies has laid an ambush at that spot, he became a victim while the narrator and others take cover.

LINE 5-8 describes how he was killed in an open fire, the lines are very clear, it does not need much explanation

LINE 9-12 this event occurred in the afternoon, according to the narrator of the story who felt the impact of the death of the lieutenant Cornel. And it was painful to his memory.

LINE 13-16 the poet is calling on the state to intervene on his behalf through remembrance and compensation to His family and loved one over the sad news. He also asked for fairly justice to his service to humanity.

LINE 17-20 the pain of his death triggered sorrow and anger to avenge in the narrator who is helpless to avenge to his death, now calls on the supernatural powers to avenge for him.

LINE 21-24 the narrator described the victim as a great man, who has left legacy in the service of the nation, and envisioning his spirit as it saturating the environment in a shadowy wave.

LINE 25-28 AND 29-32 describes how the poet bade his memory and wished rest to his soul.

WRITER/PUBLISHER: ONYIA EMEKA HARFORD

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