YOUTHS! DON’T MAKE ONLY WISHES
Get a paper and a pen
Get a lamp and lit up the light
Cast a sand-dusk on a sleepless stars
And stitch the riches of yours wishes
Ought to remember
The labor one must bear
To cross the line they chose to dare
Only for some to skip the best part
Now their bones are ready for war
Our youths refuse to drink the gall of life
to work out the amen of their prayers
Just like the old saying that says;
“Make hay when the sun shines“
Get a lamp and lit up the light
Cast a sand-dusk on a sleepless stars
And stitch the riches of yours wishes
Ought to remember
The labor one must bear
To cross the line they chose to dare
Only for some to skip the best part
Now their bones are ready for war
Our youths refuse to drink the gall of life
to work out the amen of their prayers
Just like the old saying that says;
“Make hay when the sun shines“
Review and Analysis of the poem
A short poem of one stanza written by Okoro Amarchi Anastasia to educate the young prom on the need to work out (realized) their life goals or purpose. This is an instructive poem that encourages and motivates the young people to pursue their dream diligently and bravery not to dream. One thing that kill a dream is dreaming that dream. Instead of fascinating one's dream, its important to realize and make it feasible. Looking the structure of the poem, this is a thirteenth lines written in a free blank verse in a narrative form with no rhyme scheme. The tone of the poet is bold and rigid, sounding like a warning to his audience.
Looking at the beginning of the poem, it started with an instructions given to the young people who dreams to fulfill. At first, the poet shows importance of penning down one’s goals and objectives in life. Listing it out shows a sign of commitment but put it to work/action is what birth the reality of it. It takes sleeping nights, dedication, hard work, focus and devotion to it. The poet made it clear from line 3 (Cast a sand-dusk on a sleepless stars) to line 6 (The labor one must bear) the need to work out of desires.
Also, the poet urges people people to put in work their plan and objectives now (at the early age of their lives). It is disturbing that in our society today, a lot of youths refuse to work or strive to build their future. Though, that stage of life is always bitter, tough and hard but it what we must bear. Many young want to escape it but it always comeback at them. This poem offer a very vital advise to youth to take their life serious and face it head on. The poet ended the prom, with an old interesting idiomatic expression that says “Make hay when the sun shines“
Some poetic devices used in poem include:
Alliteration: The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a word within a line of a poem. It is seen in line two (Get a lamp and lit up the light /l/) and line 3 (Cast a sand-dusk on a sleepless stars /S/)
Idiomatic expression: an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements. its seen at the end of the poem “Make hay when the sun shines“
Personification: a figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things or ideas. This poetic device occurred in line nine of the poem (…bones are ready for war) and line two of the poem (…a sleepless stars).
Imagery: its a figure of speech that uses words or language to create a strong image, experience or pictures in the mind of its reader. This is seen in the beginning of the poem.