t. reflexion

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Moonlight memories

Posted Dec 17, 2014 · 25 lines · 1 critiques

Tok-odio-dioooo! Summoned the troupe
Responses came like echoes
Playgrounds witnessed get-togethers
In praise of the Great Architect
For the gift of moon and her light

Stories of tortoise in exploits
Brave lion caught in his greed
Smart wise saying had their leads
Lessons of the ages embedded in them
Convention of healthy culture preserved

Moonlight games came in various shades
Dancers mimicked natives’ foibles
In marriage and rites of passage
Hunters tagged on their projectiles

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Came back with ecstatic welcome

Tortoise has his plentiful pranks
Elephant in a tug of war
With Hippo tied at the far end
Socked by verve of the undersized
Impostors are all around us

Moon shines in luminous glory
Parks are empty without a call
Kids and elders are now indoors
Cyber world, virtual reality
Array set for latest values

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June 2023
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Anniversary
15 years of membership
February 2021
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Received a critique
on OZEGE IS DEAD from @AglowRaph
"I write again after 3 years to inform the writer that this work belongs to my uncle (Fabian) who wrote a letter to his brother (Raphael Okpe - A Nigerian Army Officer) who was on a Peace Keeping Mission in Sierra Leon i…"
June 2018
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Anniversary
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January 2018
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Received a critique
on OZEGE IS DEAD from @weirdelf
"I understand your work better now than when you first posted it 8 years ago. Can you defend the accusation?"
30 Tue

Received a critique
on OZEGE IS DEAD from @AglowRaph
"I write to let the world know that this is a letter written by uncle to his brother who is a Nigerian Army Officer sent on a Peace Keeping service in Sierra Leone. His brothers name is Raphael Okpe and the writer is Fab…"
January 2015
22 Thu

Received a critique
on A CALL TO READ from @alidzain
"Not bd. Keep on writng! Alid"
13 Tue

Received a critique
on Moonlight memories from @judyanne
"I hear there's a website in Japan that one can go to and hire a friend to go to coffee or a movie, or just spend time with.... what has it come to, this virtual world. Do peaple live so much on the internet they have no…"
December 2014
17 Wed

Posted a poem
Moonlight memories
"Tok-odio-dioooo! Summoned the troupe"
Open thread 25 lines
December 2013
19 Thu

Received a critique
on A DYING WORM from @scribbler
"A pretty good poem on the measure of courage in the least of us. The flow is a little rough but I guess that doesn't matter as much in a free verse...............stan"
November 2013
24 Sun

Received a critique
on A CALL TO READ from @Ian.T
"Not sure if the upper two are any the happier for being there. I would love to put windows in your schools. Your theme is a good one and the whole of your world should shout a lot louder. Scream at those raping the land…"
18 Mon

Posted a poem
A CALL TO READ
"Gust gushed through windows with no glasses"
Open thread 16 lines
September 2013
13 Fri

Received a critique
on Exam Malpractice from @Race_9togo
"I like this, I like what you're trying to convey, but I think that you should perhaps re-write it, with an eye to using words that are a little less dispassionate, and more emotional. For example, "malpractice", which c…"
11 Wed

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Exam Malpractice
"You cannot make a man ashamed"
Open thread 15 lines
June 2013
25 Tue

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5 years of membership
January 2013
01 Tue

Posted a poem
PAST GLORY
"In the spheres before time began to tick"
Open thread 20 lines
December 2012
30 Sun

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POT-BELLIED CHIEF
"I’ll not wed a pot bellied man"
Open thread 16 lines
28 Fri

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"II"
Open thread 48 lines
27 Thu

Posted a poem
A REQUIEM FOR AN AIRLINER
"Alpha Delta Kilo"
Open thread 34 lines
26 Wed

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TEMPT ME NOT
"A hanged about monkey was almost caught"
Open thread 16 lines
25 Tue

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WHY WE CRY
"Something happened to the red lonely bird"
Open thread 25 lines
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WHEN WE BUILD AGAIN
"Years ago our ancestors came together"
Open thread 28 lines
22 Sat

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PROVIDENCE
"Clad like a combatant set for battle"
Open thread 14 lines
21 Fri

Posted a poem
The raw and the ruse
"Sister Sarah said, her siblings are green"
Open thread 16 lines
October 2012
15 Mon

Critiqued
"false believers" by @scribbler
"Sensitive subject, frank talk and a swipe at terrorism. Did you mean 'sole goal' in line 12? I also see a change in the rhyme scheme in the second stanza. The caption presupposes a believe wrongly applied, what if these…"
September 2012
05 Wed

Critiqued
"An honest man" by @weirdelf
"I am unable to classify the poem and therefore a little tough for me to critique. I hope more comments will help shade some light. Best wishes. tr"
August 2012
20 Mon

Critiqued
"Could it be Me." by @Ian.T
"I crawled out of my 'cardboard home' to read this and realise it could be me or anybody. It is well written, though I did not see insanity in the pen. Best wishes tr"
July 2012
04 Wed

New follower
@loved
April 2012
11 Wed

Critiqued
"African Untouched Glory" by @Barbara Writes
"I love the flow of this piece, but elephants do not roam freely, except through the eyes of guided tourists. Devastating wars, bomb explosions and strives keep them at bay. Yes, a vacation here will give you more to lea…"
January 2012
10 Tue

Critiqued
"Killing by meter" by @weirdelf
"seems to be killing my old ways making me feel I haven't started to write, I see meter measuring so i take a ruler along with pen to make the edges run straight till there is nothing more to write this meter thing is ki…"
10 Tue

Critiqued
"Listen To Life Sing" by @paul
"This is an interesting piece, beautiful imagery, but I can't place it, so I read and read again. Well done tr"
10 Tue

Critiqued
"Dazed and Confined" by @docmaverick
"I like the style even though the poet tags it inconsistent, the mixture of realities gives it depth blending actuality and surreality.I can't comment much on the title as my experience of the effect of snow is little, b…"
09 Mon

Critiqued
"OLD HANDS" by @scribbler
"Cat said it all and I can only say, reading this also come as tutorial for me on how to write a good poem. Thank you for sharing, I really like it. tr"
August 2011
15 Mon

Highest posting month
August 2011 — 25 poems
July 2011
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New follower
@weirdelf
June 2011
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@Race_9togo
June 2009
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One year of membership
January 2009
29 Thu

Posting milestone
100 poems posted
August 2008
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Most-discussed work
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17 critiques to date.
July 2008
14 Mon

First critique offered
on "REACHING UP FOR THE STARS (revised)" by @zarul
03 Thu

First publication
OZEGE IS DEAD
June 2008
25 Wed

Joined Neopoet
Membership begins

First poem published 8 days later.

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About me

B. A. THEATRE ARTS
M. A. ENGLISH STUDIES
SMP 21 LAGOS BUSINESS SCHOOL, PAN AFRICAN UNIVERSITY

MANAGING PARTNER, GLOBAL VILLAGE ENTERPRISE

Location: NGA

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Inspired by an article in an old manuscript

It reads:

AXIOMS OF PERFECTION

In the physical order – In the realization of the dream of beauty

In the moral order – In the realization of the dream of love

In the intellectual order – In the realization of dream of poetry

In the spiritual order – In the realization of the dream of the mystics

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Workshops

		Skill level:
Storytelling in Verse	(syllabus)	Olympic Pool, Plunge Pool	Started 2012-02-04	Concluded
More Meter	(syllabus)	Shark Pool, Plunge Pool	Started 2012-01-11	Concluded

15 years of membership

on OZEGE IS DEAD from @AglowRaph

10 years of membership

on OZEGE IS DEAD from @weirdelf

on OZEGE IS DEAD from @AglowRaph

on A CALL TO READ from @alidzain

on Moonlight memories from @judyanne

on A DYING WORM from @scribbler

on A CALL TO READ from @Ian.T

on Exam Malpractice from @Race_9togo

5 years of membership

"false believers" by @scribbler

"An honest man" by @weirdelf

"Could it be Me." by @Ian.T

"African Untouched Glory" by @Barbara Writes

"Killing by meter" by @weirdelf

"Listen To Life Sing" by @paul

"Dazed and Confined" by @docmaverick

"OLD HANDS" by @scribbler

August 2011 — 25 poems

One year of membership

100 poems posted

on "REACHING UP FOR THE STARS (revised)" by @zarul

Membership begins

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