Poetry on Liberia: “Dwoe-Sohn Dyi Vohn-Ni, Pe-Orh [Xwhada] Sia Ne.”

By Pianapue Kept Early

This is the first work of poetry coming from a Liberian about the Liberian war. This collection, which mostly comprises sonnets, provides a poetic history of Liberia, specifically as regards the war and the Ebola epidemic that is cause for concern. The book reflects on the struggles Liberia has experienced since April 14, 1979. As Liberia evolves into a great nation, these experiences are simply challenges that shape people. Liberia will not only rise again but will become a better place for people to live peacefully and where justice and equity prevail. This is the focus of the collection.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Aug 15, 2014
• ISBN: 9781490744223

Pianapue Kept Early

I was born in Monrovia, Liberia unto Rev. Joseph Cephas Early, Sr., and Annie T. Logan Early. I have been writing poetry since high school, but started publishing them in local newspapers and magazines in Liberia when I went to college. I hold several degrees from the University of Liberia, Interdenominational Theological Center, Emory University, University of Richmond, University of Virginia, and St. Thomas University, Miami, Florida. I love writing, especially creative writing, and I love people. People always fascinate and inspire me.

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Poetry on Liberia

Dwoe-sohn Dyi Vohn-ni, Pe-orh [Xwhada] Sia Ne.

By

Pianapue Kept Early

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Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

The Purpose (Of The Poems)

Dedication

1 When Two Elephants Fight

2 When Two Elephants Keep on Fighting Each other

3 In the Fight of Two Elephants.

4 The Elephants and Us.

5 The Fight of Two Elephants

6 Two Elephants Bargain

7 Elephants and their Guns

8 Elephants’ Freedom

9 Fighting Down the Road

10 Your Death and Destruction

11 Dream of Two Elephants

12 Hey! Two Elephants Fight

13 Two Elephants Were Fighting

14 2 Elephants’ Fight

15 Two Elephants Syndrome

16 Blame the Elephants

17 Liberia in Blood, Sweat, and Tears

18 Liberia, Our Home

19 Death to the Mortal Fighter

20 Stop This War

21 End this war

22 A Liberian Lullaby

23 War brings death

24 Walking through Difficulty in Liberia

25 Death’s Face in Liberia

26 War Is a Bad Influence

27 Tears from children

28 Whose child lies here in this blood?

29 Killing People

30 War is Ready!

31 Liberia, Sweet Land of Liberty?

32 This War is Not My Shepherd

33 No manna falls

34 Our Immortal Comrades Like

35 A Child Remembers and Laments

36 War Time Town

37 Leave My Pepper Bush

38 Shut Your Mouth or Keep Talking

39 Human Skulls

40 Spies.

41 Liberian Muppet

42 Bullets to Get Rid of Samuel K. Doe

43 Let’s Walk

44 Liberia’s Plagues of Instruction

45 The Lord God Is Good

46 The Lord God is my God

47 To the Innocent Victims

48 Liberians Still Sing

49 Wonder How That CO Felt

50 They Told a Story about Gold

51 No More Tears

52 Rebel Soldiers

53 We Saw Them

54 You Killed my Pa and Ma

55 Rebel Commandos’ Commands/Demands

56 A Liberian Prayer

57 Job

58 Friends Do Leave You

59 Renewed Hope

60 Feeling

61 I Can Say I Love You and Live 1t

62 When God Blesses You

63 What Are They Doing?

64 In the Midst of Threats

65 A Prayer

66 A Need for Life

67 Let Them See God’s Lo

68 Consider Thus

69 To know

70 The Trap

71 Anger Management

72 Frustration

73 Defend yourself.

74 Who Whistling?

75 Talk Brings Talk

76 Yes, Waste It

77 Kokoleoko

78 Appreciloving

79 Good Young

80 Pay Day

81 Catholic School, Buchanan

82 One Year after Francis

83 Answering Machine Message

84 Bertha Alberta

85 Mother

86 How Does It Feel?

87 You Never Try, You Never Know

88 Face Me or Turn Your Face

89 To No Avail

90 Your Doing

91 Reflection

92 God’s Mistakes?

93 Children of the world

94 Don’t Act Like You’re in Pain

95 What’s Your Excuse

96 Negros and their Cars

97 White Arrogance

98 You Bet!

99 Brand New Day

100 The Ancestral Homeland

101 Most People Can Run

102 Mosquitoes Bite My Hands

103 Just Because I Wear My Pants

104 It Is Not Good to Give Up the Right

105 One was in a jeep

106 During the War in Liberia

107 Love People who Love You

108 Sex Cannot Come Where Love is Not

109 I Love the Way you Love

110 Like the One from above

111 Don’t Take-It Yaan

112 A Little Time

113 Her Story

114 The Sweet Land of Liberty

115 The Truth about Truth and Reconciliation

116 Looking Across the Bridge

117 As the saying goes

118 Just Be

119 Hospital Visit

120 Worry, Don’t Be Happy

121 Doing Love Things

122 Baby Growth

123 Stupid in Love

124 Dead Romance

125 What to do when you forget yourself

126 Lord God, Someone Once Asked

127 Opportunity

128 Come on Light

129 We All Need Some Time Alone

130 Need to Talk

131 Selective Expressions!

132 Strange World

133 Monkey Work, Baboon Draw.

134 Gold Mine

135 From Missionaries to Mercenaries

136 Liberia is Like an Old Man

137 African Cities and Towns

138 You live below

139 Liberia: Life is always Beautiful

140 Hope and Dope Can’t Cope

141 Truly

142 Presidents of Liberia

143 A Love Treat

144 Charles Taylor’s Morale

145 Sleepers Awake

146 Sabbie Man Dies Kele Way

147 We the People

148 Another Face of Africa

149 Rebel Senator

150 Tactic Peking

151 Steal Power from the Wise Ants

152 Wife Matters

153 Why Don’t You Wait?

154 Naggers with Money

155 Lowliness

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