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Dead Ancestors *A poem* by Peebee17(f): 7:54am On Sep 01, 2020
Hearken to my words
Ye little ones!
Give ears to my wisdom
Ye tender ones!
Run to the place I tell my stories!
Under the moonlight
Where there are no worries
And give heed
To the parables I tell you!

Oh applaud Einstein!
A man of great influence
To the philosophy of science
A man whose works
Shows significant advancement
A man who shunned criticism
So a famous equation might be conceived
One whose knowledge
Lives on till date...

Shout out to Ali!
A superman who preserved a life
With the strength of wisdom
A warrior adorned with gold medals
A man who proclaimed courageous wisdom;
"Float like a bird
Sting like a bee"...

Oh send your appraisal to Achebe!
Writer of acknowledgeable wisdom
One who sits to tell
The tales of men in blank pages
A modest man of culture
Intrigued about the traditional roots
A man who distained the imposition of customs
In the ways of Imperalism...

Scream at the...https://peebeeheart..com/2020/08/wisdom-of-inevitable.html?m=1

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