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"Not The Soul That Wills"

Ernest Ejere Okoro 1980 (Enugu)

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Now I striped myself of every
Inordinate ambition and selfish intent.
My tomorrow I placed into His hands.
The wind had started blowing;
Mild, favorable and gentle it seemed to be,
Directing my feet towards the light.
It’s really not the soul that wills.

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"Not The Soul That Wills" is a religious poem that portrays a self-conscious personality and resignation to supernatural influence that determines situations of things in real world...

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Written on August 23, 2022

Submitted by Ernesto on August 23, 2022

Modified on March 30, 2023

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Scheme ABCDAEF
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 257
Words 50
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 7
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Ernest Ejere Okoro

Hailed from Imo State Nigeria, Ernest Ejere Okoro studied at Imo State University Owerri, Nigeria. There he got his first Bachelor's degree(double major) in English language and Literary Studies. He is currently teaching at Stargate Excellence Academy in Abuja Nigeria. Ernest Ejere Okoro also has a Post Graduate Diploma-in-Education certificate with which he passes for an educationist. more…

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