World of Stars By Seyoum Nigussie

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World of Stars

By Seyoum Nigussie

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GENRE: Poetry

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BLURB:

 

World of Stars is a collection of poetry that portrays the beauties of nature and human experiences in the world. The poems enumerate various places, events, personas, notions and conditions that deserve poetic attention. A portion of the poems are made for tributes and gratitude to great personas who make this world as adorable as it is.

 

The poems are on varied topics and distinct from each other. Abstract and subjective ideas are woven into the poems to highlight the degree of transcendence. All the poems are metrical composition. By illustrating the good side of the world and nature within it, the poems aim to elevate people to a good way of looking at life as beautiful and meaningful.

 

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EXCERPT:

 

Heroes and Heroines

 

Coronavirus invaded the world by surprise

 

And forced lockdowns to every enterprise.

 

As days and nights were filled with crisis

 

Doctors and nurses defended human species.

 

Deadly virus spread fast like wild fire

 

Overwhelming conditions of health care

 

Covid virus paralleled modern warfare

 

But doctors and nurses fought it harder.

 

Without worries for their own safety

 

With great endeavour to save humanity,

 

As heroes and heroines with most reality

 

Doctors and nurses are the best of society.

 

The pandemic appears contained on balance

 

Kudos to all healthcare workers for brilliance.

 

Majestic in appearance and deep in substance

 

Doctors and nurses are noblest at every glance.

 

If not for the greatness of modern medicine

 

Covid would have killed all behind the scene.

 

Like midnight stars that adorn a blue sky

 

Doctors and nurses adorn the world on the fly.

 

 

 

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

The world and life in general was promising to me until I was 17 years in my native country of Ethiopia. While a high school student in 1974, the world around me came crashing down when communist military Junta took state power and soon started a killing spree, at times committing mass murder. This was very traumatizing and the start of Stalinist ‘Red Terror’ on the ground. It was bad enough to hate being in life. From this, I quickly learnt life in the world is about taking on adventures.

 

With six of my school friends and one of our teachers, we formed an alliance to take action against the Junta. With 2 years of preparation we had managed to inform the public and get the local police headquarters on our side. Then, in April 1976 we staged a rebellion without violence in Nekempte, provincial capital of Welega.  The revolt was short-lived, nothing lost with little gain. Amidst media control of the Junta, the news of rebellion was heard across the country. After that, my friends and I vowed to individually take on challenges for democracy as a life-long mission. We split apart and I went underground. When the security situation became harsh, I left the country for Sudan.

 

Despite traumatizing news and the realities around me with the ‘Periods of Gloom and Doom’, I took refuge in reading classical poetry which became my long time passion.

 

After a long journey through ups and downs, I suffered a car accident in Sudan, and left Africa all together – migrating to Canada in 1990. Through my journey in life, I looked around for a drug of relief from grief and nostalgia. Poetry reading had become my choice for entertainment and to delete bad memories and traumas. Soon after I realized that positive poetry is as good as drugs, music and paintings are, I decided to write one and here I begin with World of Stars.

 

CONNECT WITH SEYOUM

 

WEBSITE: https://seyoumnigussie.com/

 

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Seyoum-Nigussie-106389115023931

 

PURCHASE LINKS

 

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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER CODE

 

Seyoum Nigussie will be awarding a 15 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

 

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