Analysis of The Red Ridges LXV



Calm down, there are roots in the forests
That have seen the Chinese walls and western planes
That have proved effective in the life's course's worth
That have lingered in the background for ages

You may want to get to know one or two or three
That you may appreciate the wonders of nature's school
You may indeed recycle the foot wears and bottles
That your finishes may beautify the guts of tomorrow

Just calm down and master the tracks, do not get lost
Learn the leaves and the trees, the flowers and shrubs
You may also know the grasses in the fields and ranches
The grains and beacons of intellectual concord

But then you must understand that medicine is not food
Even if the capsules are meals' worth and can sustain
Even if the intravenous portions are energy's worth and can revive
Even if the tablets are nutrient's worth that can supplement

Just table the roots for cutters and leaves for the crushers
Tell the fingers on the table to get branded and licensed
Tell the tools to get modern and sanitized with time
Then whisper the shout out for the doctors to comer in


Scheme XXXA XXXX XXAX XXXX XXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 111110010 11100110101 111010001101 1110001110 111111111111 1110100101101 1101010011010 1110011001101 111010011111 10100101001 11101010001010 01010101001 1111011100111 1010101110101 101001010110010101 10101011111100 11001110011010 101010101110010 101111001011 11001110101100
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,058
Words 196
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 44
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 175
Words per stanza (avg) 39
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Tochukwu Esq

Tochukwu Callistus Ipere is a contemporary Nigerian Poet born in Enugu. Tochukwu is a native of Ideato North in Imo State, South East Nigeria. Tochukwu was educated at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and the Chartered Institute of Administration, CIA where he qualified as an Associate, (ACIA) in Corporate Administration and Finance in 2011. He currently has four publications (all collections of poems)to his credit, The Creeping Fire Of Hope SGS,IMT Enugu ,1999, Dance Of The Golden Baby, Delta Enugu 2000, Get The Way and Dignity, Madonna University Press Enugu 2011 and Xlibris Publishing Corporation USA 2011.Tochukwu Ipere has won many awards as a poet these include: 1. The International Poet Of Merit Award 2001. 2. National Judge/Advocate of poems @ website http://www.poets.com 2005. 3. International Poetry Achievement Award 2007. 4. Editor's Choice Poetry Awards 2006,2007,2008. 5. International Who's Who Golden Poet Award 2007.6.International Poetic Ambassador to the International Society of Poets 2007.Tochukwu was an executive member of the Association of Nigerian Authors ANA Enugu State chapter from 1999 to 2003. He is active online and the founder of a Causes page called Support African Poetry. He has a Post Graduate Degree in Education PGDE with the National Teachers Institute NTI Kaduna. He is currently studying for a masters degree in Educational Administration in the National Open University of Nigeria(NOUN). He has interest in music and is a song writer. Tochukwu has up to 800 poems to his credit.[edit] References Ipere, T.C(2011) Get The Way, Enugu: Madonna University Press Profile on Lulu.poetry Ipere, T.C(1999) The Creeping Fire Of Hope, Enugu: School of General Studies, Institute of Management and Technology Ipere, T.C(2000) Dance Of The Golden Baby, Enugu: Delta Publications more…

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