I remember when I first heard of the book
Sad to say I never got to read it until late last year
"Hard to believe"; I can hear you echo from
afar
Particularly for a "reader-fellow" like me
I read every other book on every shelf but this
"Things Fall Apart"
One of many other titles
The name always rang a million bells
One of Nigeria's finest...blazing 'em trails
Every candle burns with a flame
Every flame gets tossed of the wind
This candle did burn with a flame
The kind that spits grammar like Gamma
A linguist like no other
Novelist of covet like Rivera
Out of pitch-hue Africa rose an ICON
a LEGEND by every standard
a BEACON in every regard
Your soul rises to the great beyond
The universe sings you her sweetest verse
"CHINUA ACHEBE my beloved!
My sun, my son; thou didst do me proud";
Mother Africa mourns her favored son
Mother Africa mourns her favored son
You rocked Grammar Land
You brought honor to our land
Adieu Papa
Your works forever remain with us
©iampapyrus
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