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a spring of benefits

the belly is swollen

the platter is plain

then an uneasy gulp

is out of the throat

hands and spoons

one or both

is starvation free

like the pot that is full

to oils or fools

 

preety face to ugly faced

the bowel is full

and at least one part

is merry and pretty

than the face

or the beauties lace

free for all

food for all

 

the hand that blesses the soil

or the hand that bridges

the spoil

are full somehow

to grace

and work not only

but a cloudy sky

of a seasons harvest

— emeka ozurumba, Feb 12, 2008

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Region, Country: Nigeria , abuja

Favorite Poets: christopher okigbo, wole soyinka, gabriel okara , odiah ofeimun- john keats, p.b shelley

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bayoujeanette

18 years 3 months ago

a spring of benefits

I believe that preety is mispelled did you me Pretty. Again you write well but I believe that you need to get a mentor and or someone to help with grammer checking. It is hard to catch your own errors..don't I know. some days my fingers are so fat I mispell everything. This is a really important subject and I think the work is good. You just need to check grammer and spelling. Thanks,