The Pencil
Timothy Tersugh Ahua 1974 (Makurdi)
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As a child poet, this poem intend to communicate the right to demand for what belong to you. The demand must consist in the reason to work for the benefit of humanity. It is clear in the line of this poem that laziness should not a habit of people who undertake to serve the society. The poem is not mincing words to say that there is power when we serve others or undertake to do social works/occupation sincerely. Politician also in contemplation.
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Written on June 17, 2023
Submitted by timothyt.45803 on July 27, 2023
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| Scheme | AABCA |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 123 |
| Words | 24 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
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