https://allpoetry.com/poem/15819092-My-Story-by-Henrychukwuma717
From the fertile land
of story and rich epic
I’ll tell my story raw.
From the mountain’s songs,
I’ll sing my song aloud
***
A patched history
Dense in craft, soul and values,
Of history tinted
in blood; soiled in sweat,
Weaved and tailored in art
Story of all race
***
Henry. C. Chukwuma © April 2021. All Rights Reserved
Down with doomsday tears
I’ve wished more for sky’s torch
To light my dream’s way
Poised to win with spine and steel
And shine once aglow in awe
***
Tanka : Eager and Hope, Wish and Dream, Poise and Shine
Henry Chukwuma (c) March 2021. All Rights Reserved
for the victims and survivals of Covid 19 in Vietnam
Shock and terror
It rains and struck meteoric
Spreading fast and wide
It’s bitter sting-deadly claws
Cruel-besieged us globally
***
Killing and maiming
Millions dead, losses counted
Business closed, jobs lost
Behold! untold pandemic
Panic, tears and pain felt
***
Stained-virus sick world
Beaten down from covid 19
‘Stay home’, we’re told
Stone-faced we hid, died and cried
For losses lost forever
***
Henry Chukwuma (c) Feb 2021. All Rights Reserved
(In survival for new choice and culture)
As slack old tree rots
Strong-keen hand clutches new branch
To strive for high stakes.
Like a hunter’s aim for prey
My life’s bow is choky-free
***
Henry Chukwuma (c) Feb 2021. All Rights Reserved
https://henrycpoemlyrics.wordpress.com/2021/02/16/my-stake/
Tanka Syllabic lines – 5,7,5,7,7
From the onset
you caught my sight
And won my heart,
Like magic stars
We’re glued together
***
Oh! my rose
Your flowery taste is good
And your body contours all rhyming
With character well deserving,
Cuddling you to sleep at night
Keeps my soul awake
To take on the world
***
On my breath, I have vowed
To cherish you all my life,
Seeing you smile is my joy
I know no other love than this
And I pray it last long
***
In your love’s bosom
I always find the will
To climb ahead,
If this love is really a crime,
I’ll be glad to commit it.
***
https://henrycpoemlyrics.wordpress.com/2021/02/09/to-my-bosom-lover/
Henry Chukwuma (c) Feb 2021. All Rights Reserved
