Authority stealing expensive shit
Colonial Mentality breeding Mr. Follow FollowOpposite people, power show
Shakara plus no agreement equals Go slowLeaders, quit the Roforofo Fight!
The sorrow, tears and blood!We don’t need another Army arrangement
or to become beasts of no nation… unless…
Hi guys! 🙂
I just wrote a cento thanks to Samuel Peralta over at dVerse.
A cento is a poem composed entirely of lines emanating from other sources. The sources for the cento may come from many authors – a line each from different poets, the titles of different novels, quotations from different politicians.
For my piece I chose titles of songs by the great Fela Kuti and made of it … well you decide 🙂 … I just hope I made the Abami Eda proud though 😉
(For Titles of Fela’s Songs please click on the link—-> FELA KUTI LYRICS)
… Continue to rest in Peace Fela!
WOW! it just occurred to me that we bear the same initials! F.K! How cool is that?! 😀
I actually was surprised with myself that I recognised five lines in your cento. Yay. Well done. Nicely put
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lol! You’ve made me very proud 😀
Thanks for your comment 🙂
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This packs a great punch..in the right kind of way ! 🙂
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Lol! That’s Fela Kuti’s music for you! 😀 … If you haven’t then I recommend that you try listening to his songs sometime 😉
Cheers!
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Thanks for visiting my blog and … nice to meet you too 🙂
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You are very welcome. Please visit again… Will do the same 🙂
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Wow!
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Hope that came out positively! 😀 …Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
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booyah! you rocked the house with this….got great rhythm & rhyme and on point with the message as well….i smell the attitude its read with too…ha…love it….
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Woohoooo!!!! 😀
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This rocks! Love it!
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I’m glad you think so! 🙂 … Thank you! 🙂
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How very cool and the fact that you have the same initials? Genius …
http://thepoet-tree-house.blogspot.ca/2012/09/accept-shadows-centon.html
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Thanks for celebrating it with me. Come again soon! 🙂
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Super cool! Good choice of lines. k.
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O thank you 🙂
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Nicely woven, and such a great introduction to the works of Fela Kuti, who I now have to find out more about… that’s one of the positive ‘side effects’ of the cento, that you direct people to the authors of the source material.
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That’s a lot coming from you Semaphore 😀 … Thanks for the lesson on the the Cento! 🙂
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Thanks for sharing your poem! I love helping people discover that form and structure aren’t constraints to poetry… In fact, they can help produce some of the best poems!
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How much better the world would be if we never became beasts of any nation? Great energy and messages.
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Thank you and many thanks for stopping by 🙂
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Wow! FK, wonderful components well put together delivering a very strong message! Kudos ye again on this Cento.
PS: Thsnks for the definition dear, how would I have eve known what conjugation u did there. Mmmuuuaaahhhh!
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I’m glad you think so Teejay :)… Many Thanks!
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Cento ………………….hmmm dts a new word for me as well. Fela was truly a Legend sometimes i wonder how Nigeria would be if he was still alive thats some who spoke the truth no matter what. We all need a little bit of fela inside of us al. Loved it upsy.
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Nigeria for done catch fire by now coz his voice and music would have definitely inspired the people to action 😐
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my two cents on this great cento … brilliant i see a small rap rendition already like a pseudo bridge
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lol! Thanks for your 2 cents Abi 🙂
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Nicely done my friend. I may have to do the challenge of writing one myself 🙂
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cool! just as long as I get a notification from your blog… still waiting for you to grace us with another piece mate 😉
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very cool…now that’s what our leaders need to hear..
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Glad you can relate. Feel free to share the word coz all undeserving have got to know … Thanks for dropping by 🙂
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I think Abami Eda would be very proud. Nicely done 🙂
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Awwww thanks! a major plus coming from you 😀
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You are representing us proudly :). Bravo!!!
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Wow! thanks for the compliment! 😀 … you are doing a marvelous job yourself 🙂
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