emeka ozurumba

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condemned

Posted Feb 2, 2016 · 33 lines · 1 critiques

[ an aside for the tragedy of the vision]

ARMANDA
the leaves each year after a long winter
are warm coloured , outraged of dark mornings
then emerged the friendly sun, daylight poor,
of the stoned wall, and yet the cold day so far
piled cloth of dead leaves, a spanish companion
azaleas slide teabags into the bristled mug
in components of the pears across, in raucous recess
like oaks in autumnal gates of light, paces of ice
countersurged at convesations in the delicate main
and the sun holds the prickle brush, painter parent
nurseling of the tall atelier cane of sky pavillions
and pretended waters swim past the poop canvass

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the earth offers whatever orphan story of constricting spring
how it becomes the earth we breathe
and bodies the green camphire of seance
from the porche of evergreens to black cofee
the sky blue sun covered by darker shapes of night

my country house, and from my window corals
and raisins found in the polish of dusk
led around in the corner, a picture of substantial prevention
stairwell of remembrancer , trimmed, jammed rediscovery
given up by the kneeling dead leaves everywhere
tucked beads in lumberyards
hewn axe of the hungered moonshine, its light
beneath the surface of the once azure house guest
landscapes of a gammon mirror, reflective, satin
but later, the shadow of the trunk heaved
and the canopy of life becomes like the stars cradled
only aside for the tragedies of nose cotton, blocks
inflamed the eyebrow of stagnant creeks and canals
path of history behind the pastures of the sun.

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on John fitz. kennedy surplice from @weirdelf
"Really, I'm sorry, but it needs a complete re-write if you are at all interested in other people reading it. When you do, think about how each line connects to the next line and adds to the meaning you are trying to con…"
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"he is confused and comparing train of thought to poetry! Although, even if it were train of thought, it would be the cars all mixed up and nobody knowing where they were supposed to be. There are some fantastic lines he…"
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on foreheads from @cathy mccormick
"i admit i was put off at crossing croissants - what does this mean? if you have access to a grammar check you need to use it. i help a lot of young people from other lands (i am in usa) with grammar, but this is way too…"
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on foreheads from @c lynn brooks
"I'm sorry but when I see a poem this long I tend to pass it by . I began to read it but got weary and dismayed by it's length"
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Received a critique
on saturnine arnica from @swamp-witch
"Amazing word choices and sounds in this poem. So many literary devices, which is great in an experimental poem like this one. Could you tell me about the meaning behind it? Kelsey"
November 2017
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on catechisms of damascus from @Chiori
"too many words"
September 2017
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on the princes of infatuation from @swamp-witch
"I see you've been absent a while. I hope you will find the time to return because I enjoy your writing. This poem is incredibly prolific. I really had to take my time to appreciate the story and to try to absorb all the…"
March 2017
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About me

i am a poet with an accumulation to say more in less so you might mistake me for bogus

Location: Nigeria , abuja

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odiah ofeimun- john keats

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To serve poet.	(syllabus)	Wading Pool, Splash Pool, Olympic Pool, Plunge Pool	Started 2014-05-22	Concluded
The right amount of imagery (let's begin)	(syllabus)	Splash Pool	Started 2014-02-26	Concluded

10 years of membership

on John fitz. kennedy surplice from @weirdelf

on foreheads from @Geezer

on foreheads from @cathy mccormick

on foreheads from @c lynn brooks

5 years of membership

on saturnine arnica from @swamp-witch

on catechisms of damascus from @Chiori

on the princes of infatuation from @swamp-witch

on Mozarts sonata from @Esker

"ZESPERTINE" by @Esker

"PRSPHUROS" by @Esker

"A Walk in Iraq " by @Sparrow

"The black box of history" by @vandiemenspeak

"Pain" by @Sparrow

"NEON RAINSHOWER FAN FUZZ " by @Esker

"RRRRRSATZ" by @Esker

"sub astute" by @Esker

One year of membership

100 poems posted

on "S o f t W a i v e " by @Esker

Membership begins

February 2008 — 14 poems

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