Amarachi Anastasia Okoro
POETRY RUNS THROUGH MY VEINS
I’M A VOICE TO BEHOLD
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THE WHISPERS OF MY INNER CHILD
Ohh!! my wistful memoir, I miss dawn we bath outside in our mother's big basin Splashing foaming water to make bubbles as we laugh sheepishly, shining our missing front tooth School was our spot; to prank pals April fool… And share five kobo sweets with dirty hands The bell calls for games under the jealous sun Boys played football with empty can, Girls picked Súwell, claped Ügaa with besties Toddlers did hide and seek with water gun The joy that bloom our bond echoes from the school w...
PROGRESS
And a year today, I repeated history Gosshhhhhh!!! At this point I deserved some Accolades cos my writing skill is top-notch, uniquely craft to win 1st place - October 2024 Feed Challenge titled “31st-Day Feed Challenge” https://nircle.com/user/badge/9dfbzduK728ulcOc3h4y3UXdsA Yes! I am PRIZE ♥️♥️ #Nircle #Poetry #nirclestories #writinginprogress #Nirclecommunity #hellonircle #Nircleforum #NircleFeeds #MyNircleFeeds #ContestWinners
Kissing my badge with pride
Just a year ago I won a poetry challenge that added a great value to my life. Proving that my voice can be heard in a written form even in a deafening silence. I'm grateful to this growth 1st place - October 2023 Poetry contest titled “Flavors Of Home” https://nircle.com/user/badge/728cUXd3h4y39dfbzduKulcOsA #Nircle #Poetry #nirclestories #writinginprogress #Nirclecommunity #hellonircle #Nircleforum #NircleFeeds #MyNircleFeeds #ContestWinners
INTRODUCING AMAR’S POETRY PODCAST
Hello fam ❤️🔥 I have started a podcast show title AMAR'S POETRY PODCAST on Nircle, Sponsored by my Nircle Family. It is a phenomenal podcast that entertain, empowers and enlightens its listeners (youths) with the words of their hearts, giving them a melody to evolve, with the intent to birth into spotlight the skills, ideas, talents, passion, creativity, that will be beneficial to them through poems. If you are a poetry lover, you‘ve found your spot. support your girl by listening t...
Sharing my beautiful experience during the Nircle
Sharing my beautiful experience during the Nircle feed 31 days challenge and the value it added to my life. #Nircle #Poetry #nirclestories #writinginprogress #Nirclecommunity #hellonircle #Nircleforum #NircleFeeds #MyNircleFeeds #ContestWinners
DAY 31: AFRICA CELEBRATION
In my region, the popular local festival celebrated at the period is Ofala Festival. It's a spectacular royal festival where the Igwe (traditional ruler) is celebrated. Ofala showcases cultural heritage, bestowing chieftaincy titles, and reaffirming the Igwe's leadership. It’s an annual ceremony practiced by Igbo people, in the eastern part of Nigeria. It serves as a rites of renewal of the king or Igwe or Obi and the festival is celebrated within two days mostly in October by the Obi (king)...
DAY 30: REFLECTION
* I learnt so much this month. First, to be patience with life ( take ever steps one at a time). like my culture always says “Ndidi ka mma” (translated patience is the best). Patience is a great virtue that is required in this journey of life. * Again, I learnt to speak my dialect fluently than before. I will say that is a tangible achievement. To know more about my traditional language, it's origin, and evolution, which makes me see myself from root and I embraced it with confidence an...
DAY 29: CULTURAL CRAFTS
The first and second pictures is a beadwork made me. Yes me!!!. This displays the Africa in a unique way. I love the color combinations (wooden brown and black). It is easily done with just beads and line. The third and last pictures is a traditional craft that depicts African. It’s a wooden ear ring that is crafted with love and designed with Africa rainbow. This earring can pair with an Ankara/ native dress. It’s add beauty to Africa fashion. #NircleFeeds #MyNircleFeeds
DAY 28: AFRICA HERITAGE
Unique things about my country's history * One unique about Nigeria‘s history is the discovery of oil well in Oloibiri, in Nigeria's Bayelsa State, in 1956. This made Nigeria to be recognized as one of the top oil-rich Nation in the world in 1970s during her oil boom. * Another unique about Nigeria in her historical era, is the intense production of agricultural products since 1914. Agriculture has its place in the history of the nation, this is the reason for the ‘green’ in her natio...
DAY 27: DAY IN THE LIFE
Busy!! I can say. Everyone is busy, with their daily lives working to make ends meet means. Early Morning is always noisy, everyone doing their chores and preparing for work. Commercial bus moving from bus stop to another, taking people to their destination. For me, I use that time to pray, write, reflect and check out some update from social media platforms. Personally, morning is the best timI, i study and work mentally. Afternoon is quite and clam, though, that is the heat of the day whe...
DAY 26: CHALLENGES OVERCOME
How my dialect saved my day It was 2022, I was in Northern part of Nigeria, Kaduna State. I remember standing on the queue for more than two hours at Unity bank due to scarcity of Naria. It's was general, I must say. But I needed money to buy foodstuff for the week. What will I do? I though to myself. The queue is very long and soon it will be 4:00pm. I decided to wait outside for some moment before returning to my position. Just before reaching the security post, I met one of the staff who ...
DAY 25: MEMORABLE MOMENT
It was day National Youth Service Corps held a Camp Cultural carnival for national unity during my NYSC orientation camp in 2022. CAMP CARNIVAL is a program organised to show case the different cultures, tribes and traditions within the country and celebrate the uniqness of one Nigeria. It was so memorable and inspiring, as each platoon was assigned to represent the any tribe and culture in Nigeria, bringing their culture alive with dance, music, and drama etc. My platoon was assigned to repr...
DAY 24: AFRICA PROVERBS
An Africa Proverb from Ethiopia “HE WHO LEARNS, TEACHES” *Personally, it taught me the significance of acquiring knowledge and it also depict the responsibility of sharing the knowledge to others. It creates a strong desire to learn or gain knowledge so to teaches and impact others with it. For me, the act of learning should be a fundamental lifestyle Cos we can’t give what we don’t have. On the other hand, knowledge and wisdom should be shared cos teaching others is a natural extensi...
DAY 23: HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Traditional health tips / herbel remedy Honey * This natural sweetener may work just as well for a cough as over-the-counter medicines. “local” honey can also help to cure allergies. Turmeric * This spice has been hyped as being able to help with a variety of conditions from arthritis to fatty liver. It also helps in healing ulcers and relieving skin rashes. It has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and anticancer properties. Ginger * It’s a traditional herbel remedy to tr...
DAY 22: AFRICAN MOVIES
LIONHEART It is an amusing and thought provoking movies I have ever seen. I love the casting and the actors. It is a modern movie that depicts the beauty of Africa both in dressing, atttire, hairstyles and language. Lionheart is the first Netflix movie from Nigeria. Netflix picked up the movie when it premiered at TIFF [Toronto International Film Festival] and released it worldwide in January 2019. The comedy-drama is directed by its star, Genevieve Nnaji, and the story is very universal and ...
DAY 21: WEEKEND PLANS
The bell ring!! weekend is here, time to bloom At blink of an eye, time to zoom Weekend is here, everyone is happy Happy to have their me time Take a glimpse at what's in my list * Friday evening: I will prepare a local dishe called Ukwa (African Breadfruit). It’s a traditional good from Igbo culture. It’s a simple nutritious food that is cooked with little or few ingredients. Also, watching some old series (like Merlin) as I eat my food * Saturday morning: Morning prayers and meditatio...
I review/ analyze the poem titled; ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE by Williams Shakespeare
All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms. Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel And shining morning face, creeping like snail … To be continued Analysis and Review of the poem by Okoro Amarachi Anastasia. A classical poem that impact the reader on the cycle of life. A must r...
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. By Emily Jane Bronte
Tell me, tell me, smiling child, What the past is like to thee ? 'An Autumn evening soft and mild With a wind that sighs mournfully.' … To be continued Analysis and Review of the poem by Okoro Amarachi Anastasia. The poem passed a vital information to its readers (youngsters), teaching them different views of life. Don't forget to LIKE & COMMENT Sponsored by my Nircle Family #Poetry #nirclestories #writinginprogress #Nircleblog #Nirclecommunity #hellonircle #ReadmyNircleblog #Nircl...
SELF-INTERIGATION By Emily Jane Bronte
"The evening passes fast away. 'Tis almost time to rest; What thoughts has left the vanished day, What feelings in thy breast? "The vanished day? It leaves a sense Of labour hardly done; Of little gained with vast expense— A sense of grief alone? "Time stands before the door of Death, Upbraiding bitterly And Conscience, with exhaustless breath, Pours black reproach on me: To be continued… Analysis and Review of the poem by Okoro Amarachi Anastasia Don't forget to LIKE & COMMENT Spons...
THE ROAD TO MAKE MONEY by Okoro Amarachi Anastasia
The road to make is not any easy one It’s full of mountains and valley Filled with story of warmed tears But it’s success is surely attain The road to make money is not faint hearted Its filled with scorched tales of trials And it pierced the soul of a weary tent So I say “let the brave sort the led” …to be continued Click below to read up the poem and I also penned down its analysis. Don't forget to LIKE & COMMENT Sponsored by my Nircle Family #Poetry #nirclestories #writi...
DAY 20: FUN FACT FRIDAY
An interesting fact about my country Nigeria * Nigeria is the most populous black nation on Earth. Her people are talented, brilliant and smart. Their known for happy lifestyle. * Nigeria has two outstanding UNESCO World Heritage Sites; Sukur Cultural Landscape in Adamawa and Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove in Osun. * Unrivalled cultural magnificence. Nigeria is a multinational that inhabited by over 250 ethnic groupings, of which the three largest are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. These ethnic gr...
DAY 19: CREATIVE CHALLENGE (part 2)
When the depth of Africa whispers at night The moon kissed its surface with its light Her still water trapped in scales of ice To unveil the reflection of life in our eyes Beneath her bossom lies the bank of African wealth Beneath her belly rise the hope we felt Her sanctuary flourishes the life of cold creatures And her ecstasy nourishes the treasure chest of natures Gracing its minerals like a timeless piece of art Racing across her border to unite African hearts Oh! her dance splash splash ...
DAY 19: CREATIVE CHALLENGE
In the name of Africa I created this masterpiece Knitted one by one with her love and peace This work speaks from her cultural womb Telling the world of her unique tomb It is craved from the wood of her kind And it is nurtured learn to be kind I created this dazzling work of art Which draws my inspiration from African heart I created this beauty that tint African light Showing the world her creativity in her might they call it beads I call it Africa breeds #NircleFeeds #MyNircleFeeds
AFRICAN PROVERBS
1. The child of an elephant will not be a dwarf. 2. What an old man sees while lying down, a young man can never see even when he climbs up in a tree. 3. Not to know is bad; not to wish to know is worse. 4. Whoever is patient with a cowrie shell will one day have thousands of them. 5. The day on which one starts out is not the time to start one’s preparations. 6. What the child says, he has heard at home. 7. A wealthy man will always have followers. 8. If you fill your mouth with a razor, y...
DAY 18: DREAM DESTINATION.
An Africa I will love to visit is Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art - Cape Town in South Africa Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa is a public non-profit museum in Cape Town, South Africa. Zeitz MOCAA opened on September 22, 2017 as the largest museum of contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora. The museum is located in the Silo District at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town. The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA), one of the world's largest museums dedic...
DAY 17: GRATITUDE POST
The unique thing about my culture (that I'm grateful) for is that traditional Igbo culture emphasizes values such as, respect for elders, and hospitality. My culture extremely upholds respect for elders. The reason been that it is a belief, widely shared among the Igbos, that if one respects and honors an elder, one will eventually live to become an elder. Bowing as a form of greeting is common in Nigeria to show respect to elders. This is a display of respect and recognition for their wisdom ...
DAY 16: FOODIE POST
Street food that is popular in my region is beans and plantain. Cooked mashed beans and roasted plantain mixed together with palm oil sauce is commonly sold in the streets of eastern region in Nigeria. It is one of the fast food people often buy whenever they hungry. Some add fried fish or cow skin (Kanda) to make it rich and nutritious. Also roasted yam and palm oil sauce is another common street food found in my region and it is sold by the food sellers. Presently, the price range range of bea...
DAY 15: PET LOVE
Million! that was her name. dark brown in color and fluffy. She plays a lot, I say a lot I mean A LOT. Always barking at strangers but can't bite😂. My dad brought her home when I was eight and gifted her to me as a pet cos i love cute little puppy. She was so liitle when first saw her. She plays alongside with another dog called Blackie, though he is older than her. One thing I sincerely love her is her proficiency to act like humans sometimes. She was trained to understand words like sit, ru...
DAY 14: AFRICA TRAVEL
Travel Photo National Museum Calabar in Cross River, is the one the places I will love to revisits. The place hold so much history, bringing alive the depth of Africa identity into narrative. It was an adventure that will live rent free in my mind. #MyNircleFeeds #NircleFeeds
DAY 13: SELF-CARE TIPS
Traditional Remedies in Igbo culture Bitter kola (Aku ilu). Bitter kola is highly valued in Igbo culture because of its varied and numerous social and medicinal uses, thus making it an essential ingredient in folk medicine. Bitter kola is believed to be important in the treatment of diabetes. It aids in the treatment of multiple sclerosis that can be clinically viable against reperfusion injuries. Bitter kola has anti-malarial activities. Garlic (Yabasi Hausa) In Igbo culture, Garlic is us...
I Made Slow Riches But My Gain by Emily Dickinson
I made slow Riches but my Gain Was steady as the Sun And every Night, it numbered more Than the preceding One. All Days, I did not earn the same But my perceiveless Gain Inferred the less by Growing than The Sum that it had grown. … to be continued Read up my analysis and review of this poem that orientes and enlighten every youth about money/ wealth. A poem that adds value to lives Don't forget to LIKE & COMMENT Sponsored by my Nircle Family #Poetry #nirclestories #wri...
DAY 12: INSPIRING STORY:
My story on how I got here I was in the bed that morning scrolling through on Instagram (lazy me 😏, I can't specifically remember what I was looking for …), then I came across Nircle, advertising their first poetry challenge on the theme “My Nigeria Dream”. Being a poetry lover and as a poet, it caught my attention immediately. Honestly my first reaction was a mixed feeling, I was excited 🤗🥰and tensed 🤭😬 at the same time (cos I didnt see that coming) but arouse my curiou...
DAY 11: AFRICA CUISINE
ABACHA (Africa Salad) a picture Abacha (called Africa Salad in English) prepared by me. Yes I did. This delicious meal is said to be originated from Igbo tribe (one of the major tribe in Nigeria), and it bear a remarkable symbol in their culture. Recipe: * 2 handfuls Abacha (Africa Salad) * 2 cups Ukpaka (African oil bean seed) * 15 cl red palm oil * Fired Fish/Dry Fish/Stockfish * 1 large Onion * Salt and dry pepper (to taste) * 4 tablespoons ground crayfish * 2 stock cubes (Maggi/Knorr)...
DAY 10: TRADITIONAL ATTIRE
The 1&2 picture of me was captured at my elder sister's traditional ceremony, where I crowned the moment of joy with dazzling beauty in my traditional attire ❤️🔥. The 3&4 picture showcase a throwback picture I took, wearing a smile that sparkles my Ankara gown in many colorful shades💙. #MyNircleFeeds #NircleFeeds
DAY 9: POLL DAY
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DAY 8: MORNING ROUTINE
My morning routine is simple, I start my day, not with the internet, but with relaxing musics or calm gospel songs. As that moment I’d take time to reflect, pray, mediate, so to unclutter thoughts that doesn't matter, giving me so much clearity and vision about my goals. Also, it's help to feel relived, free from stress or pressure. I must point out I love spending with nature (depends on my geographical setting). Next, I write my to-do list for the day because it gives me a sense of consi...
GOOD DEEDS By Okoro Amarachi Anastasia
Do good deeds for morrow sake, For in its cost you will harvest your stake. Let your deeds sweeten every sou, For the wheel of Nemesis makes it whole. Do good deeds in hands of fate, For its rewards cometh by ones faith. Let your presence bring an incense of joy, For it comes like every child's favorite toy. Do goods deeds to honor the past, For the art of forgiveness is what’s last. Let your heart bloom in what's right, For you be remembered in this light. To be continued…...
DAY 7: FAVORITE BOOK
I recommend Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a third-generation African novelist, that employs a descriptive, personal writing style, which makes her books unique. She’s proven herself over the course five books, and a lot of short stories, as one of Africa’s greatest contemporary writers. She is the author of the award-winning novels Purple Hibiscus (2003), Half of a yellow sun (2006) and Americanah (2013). Her other works include the book essays on feminism and a memoir tribute to her father, Not...
Success by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
We have not wings, we cannot soar; But we have feet to scale and climb By slow degrees, by more and more, The cloudy summits of our time. The mighty pyramids of stone That wedge-like cleave the desert airs, When nearer seen and better known, Are but gigantic flights of stairs. This is a remarkable poem that educate and enlighten every youth about success. A poem that worth memorizing. Read up my analysis and review of the poem. Don't forget to LIKE & COMMENT Sponsored by my Nircle ...
DAY 6: WEEKEND VIBES
Weekend vibes in my region is filled with a lot of preparation. When I say preparation I mean work work work. Is a free time people normally do their house chores, wash their clothes, clean the house and others. Children do their homework, iron their school uniforms for next week, make their hair or cut it … Admist the busy moments, children squeeze out time to play and watch their favorite cartoon or Nickelodeon show. Parents or youths also steal time to bond on Sunday evening, sharing laugh...
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