Echoes of Africa: Enjoy the Power and Purity of Modern Poetry

By Chinedu Ejorh

Echoes of Africa, centers a great deal of mind strength on africa's traditional, cultural and customary values, revealing her past and present ordeal as prime focus. This way painting the picture of her future. Other issues like political, racial, religious, economic, civilization, science etc. around the world outside the boarders of Africa are also part of the subjects that are discussed in this book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Mar 6, 2012
• ISBN: 9781466912298

Chinedu Ejorh

His style of writing, his swift manipulation of words and his ability to use anything to communicate makes him an outstanding writer. He is the evolution of the modern African poetry.

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Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PREFACE

Part I

YESTERDAY

AFRICAN CHILD

I REMEMBER

MOONLIGHT TALES

SIDE TALK

AFRICA LEADERS’ FILE

BRAVE WARRIOR

LOST GLORY

REFLECTION

WHEN THE SUN SET

EMANCIPATION

I.N.R.I

THE TRUTH

THE GREAT FALL

KINGS OF MY VILLAGE

AHENTASEM (MYSTERIES)

ALAS!!

PART II

TOMORROW

CHANGE

DAWN OF A NEW DAY

AWAKE, OH MAN!

CHALLENGES

LETTER TO MANKIND

AGONY OF LOVE

WHEN TIME MATURES

SONG OF HOPE

PART III

QUESTIONS

LAMENTATION

RAT RACE

NAKED SEARCH

THE PROPHECY

THE AUTHOR

Echoes

"You can’t really cope with your existence

till you’re a whole person… ."

FRITZ PERLS

Of

Love everyone unconditionally, including yourself… .

KEN KEYES, JR

Africa

"True wonder is seeing the world

without interpretation… ."

CAROL CASTANNEDA

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

After so many years of prolonged battle against insurmountable challenges and hindrances, finally the publishing of this book has become a laudable success. I owe all my gratitude unto God Almighty. He is my sole sufficiency and my source of inspiration, and to everyone who have been there for me to make this book an attainable success.

My wife Adjoa Gyamfi, for her love and support all through. I wish to thank Mr Agyemang Ahmed Bin Eassah (B.Ed. English language. Cape Coast University. Ghana) for the sprite that made this work a reality; Sadik Ibrahim (BA. Publishing Studies, KNUST. Kumasi. Ghana) for professional advice. Felix Sie and Prince Charles Lumorvi, for their financial support throughout the publishing

TO YOU (My son)

Time hope was naught

Faith seem gone with the wind as dust

Those days within was sour and hot

And taste of heaven once sweet was lost

Still Passion a friend I found

Now come in the smile of an innocent child

The sunshine that swallowed my darkness

Rivers of joy

Meet the heart of a wandering Adam

One of the same kinds we are

In the fairy garden of love and bliss

Weep not,my little angel

Certainly, tomorrow is better than now.

DEDICATION

This book is dedicated to my son,

Ogorchi Obrempong Amponsa Ejorh.

PREFACE

Down in the distant horizon of an imaginary curve

Rose the sun that faded the blinding darkness

Shadows of great nations was cast upon villages within the jungle

Where people were traded for fortune

Echoes of centuries ago

With resounding agony of tortured wailers

Day tales wept for words

History was a spectator

When homes were broken

And many sold for a price of vanity

Beyond the reach of hope, where they laboured

Building castles of convenience,