Shadows

Contents

iii Table of Content Preface………………………………………………….. v LAMENTATION……………………………….....1 Telling Africa…………………………………………… 3 Gang-Raped…………………………………………….. 5 Of Changing Tides………………………………………7 The Etoudi Example…………………………………….8 Fon of Fons in Bamenda………………………………...9 Bikutsi Landlord…………………………………………10 The African Dinosaur…………………………………... 11 Bobolo Oath………………………………………………13 Cheap Talk………………………………………………14 Death Again……………………………………………..15 Lagos-Ibadan…………………………………………… 17 This Rush Palaver………………………………………. 18 The Persecution………………………………………… 19 The Thing about Progress……………………………….20 OҒyiҒnboғ Na Wa…………………………………………. 21 Even Before Purgatorio………………………………….. 24 Disillusioned……………………………………………. 25 Brethren…………………………………………………27 The Wind………………………………………………..29 This Village Mentality……………………………………30 The Post Office………………………………………….31 Lighted Waters…………………………………………..32 Consultation……………………………………………. 33 Losing Track……………………………………………. 34 Falling Down…………………………………………… 36 This Rivalry…………………………………………….. 37 On Being Judgmental……………………………………38 iv The Rainbow…………………………………………….39 Strange Treasures……………………………………….. 40 Blood……………………………………………………41 The News of Death…………………………………….. 42 Whispers from Beyond…………………………………..43 Playing Fox………………………………………….... 44 CELEBRATION………………………………….47 The Gong………………………………………………..48 Within Fissures…………………………………………. 50 I Will Remember You…………………………………... 51 Nzale……………………………………………………. 53 Roll-Call ’71…………………………………………….. 54 Lone Warrior………………………………………….... 57 On Being an Adult………………………………………58 Yesterday……………………………………………….. 59 Igwe Ocha I………………………………………………. 60 Igwe Ocha II………………………………………………61 The Lighthouse………………………………………….62 People for Helep……………………………………………63 These Tides……………………………………………...66 The Boomerang………………………………………… 67 The Harvest……………………………………………. 68 The Sounds of Africa……………………………………69 Dicots…………………………………………………... 71 On Being a Teacher…………………………………….. 73 Consummation…………………………………………. 76 How to Love…………………………………………….77 The Craftsman…………………………………………...78 Rhythm of our Seasons…………………………………. 80 To Gentle Labour………………………………………. 81 The Trail………………………………………………... 83 ...