ECLIPSE OF THE STARS
The true stars
Are done and gone!
And this constellation of stars
Up the sky
Under the dark continent
Are long star-crossed
And in eclipse…
Stars northern
Dazzle stars eastern
While stars western
And southern
Grope in the dark
Fumbling for the future
Long lavished yesterday.
Orifah Samson Obadun

Orifah Samson

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