I have never been one for poetry but I heard Graciano at Writer’s Hangout in Port Harcourt on Saturday and I absolutely had to have this poem on my blog. So I asked him and he said “Sure!” and sent me a Word document this morning. So here is Niger Area Cantata.
Enjoy…
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NIGER AREA CANTATA
The hills of Enugu applauded the exposition.
Olumo smiled from her position.
The southern streams catwalked to her seat’s edge;
As the northern ball lit up the stage.
“Now on to the crux of the matter,
Welcome to the ‘Niger Area Cantata’
Frederick had always loved adventure –
Or, so was the palpable conjecture.
If not, why will he flee his heaven,
And trot to the hard have-nots’ haven?
