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It's a Weekend
by Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu

Once we schlep into Friday
From the hard roads of the weekdays,
Forget it!
The weekend begins
With the emergence of a birth —
Slowly, stealthily.
It's a new day!
Lay down your arms.
Hang up your sorrows.
The war is over.

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Highball
by Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu

I frequent publicans and their beer houses
When summer deems it fit to kill
How else do I frighten time, fast or slow?
I have my way with vengeance upon the slowness of
Everything slow
The divagation of the seasons —especially when winter
Snowballs and buries all hate.
But that is another matter
For another tatter.
Now, it’s summer!

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High above Us
by Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu

I shall always long for the fraternity
Among stars as they party,
Night after night,
Their drunken eyes twinkling with lite.

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Highball
by Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu

I frequent publicans and their beer houses
When summer deems it fit to kill
How else do I frighten time, fast or slow?
I have my way with vengeance upon the slowness of
Everything slow
The divagation of the seasons —especially when winter
Snowballs and buries all hate.
But that is another matter
For another tatter.
Now, it’s summer!

......

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High above Us
by Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu

I shall always long for the fraternity
Among stars as they party,
Night after night,
Their drunken eyes twinkling with lite.

Continue reading
It's a Weekend
by Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu

Once we schlep into Friday
From the hard roads of the weekdays,
Forget it!
The weekend begins
With the emergence of a birth —
Slowly, stealthily.
It's a new day!
Lay down your arms.
Hang up your sorrows.
The war is over.

......

Continue reading
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