Eclipse Of The Stars Poem by Orifah Samson

Orifah Samson

Orifah Samson

Ekpe, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria

Eclipse Of The Stars



ECLIPSE OF THE STARS
The true stars
Are done and gone!
And this constellation of stars
Up the sky
Under the dark continent
Are long star-crossed
And in eclipse…
Stars northern
Dazzle stars eastern
While stars western
And southern
Grope in the dark
Fumbling for the future
Long lavished yesterday.
Orifah Samson Obadun

Thursday, September 11, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: Irony
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Ruing the reminiscence of the old good ways and days and people in my fatherland lost in the face of time. The irony of the country's unrepentant predicament pains me looking at the huge resources the country has been so blessed with but under-utilized and abused all because of bad leadership...
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Orifah Samson

Orifah Samson

Ekpe, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria
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