| by Odimegwu Onwumere | |
| Published on: Nov 15, 2006 | |
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| Type: Poetry | |
| https://www.tigweb.org/express/panorama/article.html?ContentID=9045 | |
| (For the love of NewAge newspapers and the disgust of its recent managerial crisis) This is a newspaper: edited by Steve Osuji (He evinces great intelligence) It has imprisoned the poet’s heart With its ebullient journalistic/literary exhibitions. With pure heart, with ‘pure’ truth, With pure happiness, with pure chorus: The wind says it knows about this; With NewAge at hand, happiness prevails. Do we say what again? NewAge was like a domino! (Schoolteacher). A reader sees no dis-ingenuity With its news; it hates mediocre In the vanguard of its Editors And made sure a reader does not Regret any money spent on a copy. A lot of things had happened And here yet the poet is. Imagine, like Judas, because of The ‘exchangeable paper’ Judases wanted to reap it dry? A newspaper that has virtually Won all the awards for journalism. It struggles now to maintain Lagos/Abuja, It struggles to rise up but no specified date; Knowledge is as old as creation. Time will stop when the world stops. Just like in this heart, Tears will stop to bubble When NewAge again rejuvenates in Port Harcourt. Copyright Prince Odimegwu Onwumere « return. |
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