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YOUR EYES WERE OYSTER SHELLS

Nwafor Oji Awala

Free verse
When I first stared at you
Your eyes were hard as oyster shells

I peered beyond the craggy cast
Of the stony swell

And saw the door
Into the milk of moonlight

The veiled pearls are now bare
Warm spray behind craggy wave

And now I dance in moonlight
Cuddling pearls protected from foul light

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Nwafor Awala
2022

About this poem

Inner beauty often lie behind the ordinariness of outer appearance. The poem touches on enduring beauty and great personality that lies behind her ordinary appearance as pearl in an oyster.

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Submitted by nwafor_a on May 23, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XX XA XB XX BB BAX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 326
Words 65
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3
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Nwafor Oji Awala

Nwafor Oji Awala is a poet, published creative writer and newspaper editor with many years experience in the private media. The author of Pearls, a collection of poems, was born in Ogale-Eleme in Nigeria; had his education at the Rivers State College of Arts and Science (now Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, Port Harcourt) and the University of Calabar. more…

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  • Abbykesington
    Abbykesington
    From the first line, my eyes played on "eyes has hard as oyster shell" and then the reveal, "veiled pearls now bare" brings to light the hidden treasures... I absolutely like reading your work. Please continue to share. 
    LikeReply 123 days ago
    • nwafor_a
      nwafor_a
      I am so grateful. Thank you so much.
      LikeReply23 days ago

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