Umeh Collins Ebube

Member since October 18, 2019

Member for 6 years, 7 months

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•Untitled •

Posted Apr 20, 2020 · 16 lines · 1 critiques

Dedicated to Omasilichi S. ObietaOmasilichi S. Obieta

Omasilichi; The beautiful goddess of Ídémílí river,
sorry, I mean, the beautiful goddess of Údé èlú ígwè cream.

Your honey name often melt
in my tongue like a cube sugar and ice cream.

You're one more than a million
twinkling stars in the sky.

You're more precious than diamond.
You're a 'magnet' to a diligent 'iron'.

You're the 'red palm oil' to thy mother
roasted 'white yam' in the calabash.

Wash your beautiful hands
and lick from this soup
of my poesy.

(c) Umeh Collins Ebube.

I specially barbecued this poem for you, happy birthday.

Umeh Collins Ebube’s timeline

October 2024
18 Fri

Anniversary
5 years of membership
February 2021
03 Wed

Received a critique
on • Fibre Song • from @Arrow
"This metaphor is so strong! I read this as a powerful poem about misuse and degradation. I am sorry I don't have the cultural knowledge to fully appreciate it but want to learn more. The only line that really doesn't wo…"
October 2020
18 Sun

Anniversary
One year of membership
August 2020
01 Sat

New follower
@Gracy
01 Sat

Received a critique
on •Untitled • from @Gracy
"Hello Umeh, I haven't read your poetry before. I'll look up your profile in a minute. It's wonderful to have poets who speak different languages. This poem to the Goddess of the river (or cream!) is highly original, ful…"
April 2020
20 Mon

Posted a poem
•Untitled •
"Dedicated to Omasilichi S. ObietaOmasilichi S. Obieta"
Open thread 16 lines
March 2020
04 Wed

Received a critique
on • Who will save the land • from @Gracy
"Good poem, Umeh, I can relate to the goats devastating the land. I live in Argentine Patagonia and all animals with cloven hooves turn green lands or steppes into desert. Our native guanacos are Camelidae with padded fe…"
04 Wed

Received a critique
on • School Boys • from @Geezer
"of this work, it's just a little too much of your language and not enough English. Oh, the words are English, but the pattern of it isn't. I know that English is one of the hardest languages to learn and I'm not surpris…"
04 Wed

Received a critique
on • Who will save the land • from @scribbler
"This poem can be taken literally. A study was done once that revealed a lot of what is now desert was made that way by goats. Line 2 try yesteryear instead of yesteryear's and see if you like it better"
04 Wed

Received a critique
on • Who will save the land • from @Geezer
"is an chat open to all. Just show up! This the night where we bring our dark thoughts. The ones that we hide in our hearts and minds. The ones that we let out once in a while, the fears and hopes, the things we need to…"
03 Tue

Received a critique
on • Valentine lover's • from @Edna Sweetlove
"Surely "lovers" ?"
03 Tue

Posted a poem
• School Boys •
"In uniform, we dress and trek to school;"
Open thread 11 lines
02 Mon

Received a critique
on • Valentine lover's • from @Geezer
"A good name for this one. Some of your lines run on and on. I would cut them shorter. Here is how: I'll hide them as in a diary, and it will be known like a Romeo and Juliet. I'll put a chain of words around your neck a…"
February 2020
28 Fri

Posted a poem
• Who will save the land •
"The land is hungry because of the goats;"
Open thread 10 lines
25 Tue

Posted a poem
• Valentine lover's •
"My pen and paper are the lovers of today."
Open thread 24 lines
15 Sat

Highest posting month
February 2020 — 7 poems
13 Thu

Critiqued
"The Accident" by @WonderWoods
"You're welcome. I get your complete message now. I love the way you write..."
12 Wed

Posted a poem
• Fibre Song •
"I'm fibre, made by the Owner of hands"
Open thread 15 lines
10 Mon

Posted a poem
• Girls are not Brooms •
"Boys,"
Open thread 18 lines
07 Fri

Posted a poem
• Song of peace •
"Let's put guns and bombs on silent like our cellphones."
Open thread 10 lines
03 Mon

Posted a poem
• If I must confess •
"|To the woman I love|"
Open thread 21 lines
02 Sun

Posted a poem
• I'm scared •
"|The fear of a Soldier in a Country|"
Open thread 17 lines
01 Sat

Critiqued
"The Accident" by @WonderWoods
"Okay, now I know 'cos I needed the poet(ess) opinion on what "white" symbolize in the poem?"
January 2020
27 Mon

Critiqued
"The Accident" by @WonderWoods
"The accident is "death" in this poem. The first three lines paints good imagery. But i couldn't grab the message in line four " all meaning seems lost..." I think you can explain this better for my own understanding. In…"
27 Mon

Critiqued
"The Accident" by @WonderWoods
"The accident is "death" in this poem. The first three lines paints good imagery. But i couldn't grab the message in line four " all meaning seems lost..." I think you can explain this better for my own understanding. In…"
21 Tue

Posted a poem
• Advise me •
"Advise me."
Open thread 10 lines
19 Sun

Posted a poem
• She is Judas •
"I'm a stick of cigarette to you,"
Open thread 11 lines
18 Sat

Posted a poem
• He wants sex not love •
"I'm now a mango to you,"
Open thread 19 lines
December 2019
22 Sun

New follower
@cathy mccormick
November 2019
15 Fri

Critiqued
"Faith" by @lovedly
"Well penned"
15 Fri

Critiqued
"In The Dark Quiet" by @Rottiestyl
"Too deep."
15 Fri

Critiqued
"One Eye On The Weather..." by @Geezer
"I love the flows of this poem, tho' I have to go deep in understanding this great, poem, by my mentor."
15 Fri

Critiqued
"Phase II... Primal Poetry Phase II" by @Geezer
"Now I understand better! I love your pen,Sir."
02 Sat

First critique offered
on "Specters" by @cathy mccormick
October 2019
18 Fri

First publication
•Paddle Life•
18 Fri

Joined Neopoet
Membership begins

First poem published 1 days later.

About Me

About me

I'm a poet, humorist, activist, spoken words artist, satirist, actor, writer, lawyer, and an ambassador of Christ... Poetry is my Tea

Location: Nigeria, NGA

Favorite Poets

Pablo Neruda

Maya Angelou

TS Eliot

Walt Whitman

William Shakespeare

Robert Frost

Williams Blake

William worthsworth

and many more!

Contest Wins

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Workshops

		Skill level:
Rhythm and Meter in Poetry	(syllabus)	Plunge Pool	Started 2020-02-10	Concluded
Critique For New And Old	(syllabus)	Plunge Pool	Started 2020-01-16	Concluded

5 years of membership

on • Fibre Song • from @Arrow

One year of membership

on •Untitled • from @Gracy

on • Who will save the land • from @Gracy

on • School Boys • from @Geezer

on • Who will save the land • from @scribbler

on • Who will save the land • from @Geezer

on • Valentine lover's • from @Edna Sweetlove

on • Valentine lover's • from @Geezer

February 2020 — 7 poems

"The Accident" by @WonderWoods

"The Accident" by @WonderWoods

"The Accident" by @WonderWoods

"The Accident" by @WonderWoods

"Faith" by @lovedly

"In The Dark Quiet" by @Rottiestyl

"One Eye On The Weather..." by @Geezer

"Phase II... Primal Poetry Phase II" by @Geezer

on "Specters" by @cathy mccormick

Membership begins

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