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A Rare Bird (For Ubong Ekerewak)

Israel Chinonye Uche 1957 (Aba)

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A rare bird:
I have never seen
the like of him:
unique in manners
distinct in character;
humble and humane

You abuse him-
he does not budge
you parody him
he cares less

You attempt humiliation:
he is unperturbed--
a rare bird
I admire him.

About this poem

In my final year ('82), at the University of Calabar, I had a roommate, a geology student. No matter how roughly I handled him, as we played, he never got angry.

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Written on May 26, 1982

Submitted by Chinonyeisraeluche on May 01, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme Axbxxx bxbx xxAb
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 243
Words 51
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 6, 4, 4
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Israel Chinonye Uche

Date of Birth: 18/9/57 Nigerian; Igbo BA(Hons) 1982,Theatre Arts, University of Calabar; PGDE, 1987,University of Nigeria, Nssuka Secondary School teacher( retired). Author and publisher more…

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