Tuesday 30 August 2022

HOW TO READ A POEM by Oletu Oghenenyore C.

HOW TO READ A POEM

You read line by line, observing
The punctuation marks, all along.
Eyes on the theme, sipping
The message hidden
In the message.

Some are slow, some so fast.
Some are song, we call the ode.
Read it once. Get the 
Meaning. Read again.
Get the message.
Some are deep, not so clear.
Some you will ask questions 
To get the writer's mind

©® Nyore Note
17/August/2021

Oletu Oghenenyore

Oletu Oghenenyore C. (pen-name: Nyore Note) is a content creator, storyteller, aluminium fabricator, rebel-poet and activist whose content resonates with the everyday happening around him. He’s from Delta State but based in the Creek area of Southern Nigeria. His works have appeared in many anthologies and online journals like ArtingArena, Poemify, The Yellow House Library, Williwash, etc. He can be reached via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @NyoreNote @Oletu Oghenenyore.
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