Verses of a waif




A waif with raw verses,
Emblazoning voiceless verses,
That ignite independence,
That ignite sympathy and tolerance,
Tolerance of being unselfish,
Tolerance of becoming relish,

His verses that seem meaningless,
Will one day be considered harmless,
Will one day be considered memories,
And also flowed into brains like estuaries.

He has no any fear,
Abuses and insults are smear,
Though his heart is torn,
A cloth of peace he worn,
A niggardly cloth he doesn't wear,
Disappointment he doesn't bear,
In a ghetto he was born,
That's why he remained forlorn.

Hand can not cover sunlight,
Sadness can not shun moonlight,
Darkness never smiles,
Truthfulness always smiles,
Integrity belongs to these verses,
Honesty belongs to these verses,
These verses seduce loyalty,
These verses seduce sympathy,
They are verses of a waif,
From a poor little waif.

About this poem

It's about an abandoned child who later on achieved his common goals without a help of anybody.

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Written on January 05, 2019

Submitted by alsiddiqullah11 on January 05, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABBCC DDEE FFGGHHGG IIJJAAKKLL
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 850
Words 167
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 6, 4, 8, 10

Abubakar Mohammed Musa

Abubakar Mohammed Musa also known as Abubakar Randy, a teacher, a student, an award winning poet, a lyricist, a writer, a novelist, a youtuber, a hunter, a herdsman and a software and web developer born and lives in Gombe State Nigeria. A member of AG Software Technology Company and owner of Poetry Verses TV YouTube channel and Fulfulde Learning Class YouTube channel and a CEO of Hore Nagge Global Resources. He is also a product of Gombe Children and High School. more…

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