By Tikum Mbah Azonga
If the sky groans
Stand back and mind the gap
It it goes red and menacing
Fetch your tunic at once
Tomorrow may be too late.
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samedi 30 octobre 2010
lundi 18 octobre 2010
THREE BOXES FOR THE TRADE FAIR
By Tikum Mbah Azonga
Cavalier floods we know them
But are they enough?
No, we must lay more eggs
And crush more hibiscus nectar
Remember we`re not going to the market
We`re going to the trade fair.
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Cavalier floods we know them
But are they enough?
No, we must lay more eggs
And crush more hibiscus nectar
Remember we`re not going to the market
We`re going to the trade fair.
Copyright 2010
mercredi 24 mars 2010
THE DAIRY FARMER
(Foe Mr Maximuangu, the first Dairying Officer I ever knew. At the time, he was attached to the Agicultural Farm in Bambui, Cameroon, after completeing his studies
in the USA.)
By Tikum Mbah Azonga
I love dairy farming
I enjoy washing and counting the cows
I relish milking the full ones
I just love listening to the slushing of the immaculate liquid
As it invades the expectant basin
And the acquiescing animal leans over backward.
With these bare hands, we have made cheese, humming
We have made butter
With Pa Anton Achuo,we have produced butter and fed the geese
At Christmas we have killed a cow or two
We even grew feed:setaria nandi, chloris guyana and brachiaria ruziziensis
So what more can we ask for?
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in the USA.)
By Tikum Mbah Azonga
I love dairy farming
I enjoy washing and counting the cows
I relish milking the full ones
I just love listening to the slushing of the immaculate liquid
As it invades the expectant basin
And the acquiescing animal leans over backward.
With these bare hands, we have made cheese, humming
We have made butter
With Pa Anton Achuo,we have produced butter and fed the geese
At Christmas we have killed a cow or two
We even grew feed:setaria nandi, chloris guyana and brachiaria ruziziensis
So what more can we ask for?
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THE SOIL FIXER
By Tikum Mbah Azonga
This soil isn`t good enough
It contains too much alluvium
Too much sodium chloride
We need more silicon,more sand and more nitrates.
As you can see,this sample is rough
It lacks balance, fair play and equilibrium
So don`t give it a rough ride
To double yields, we must triple chemical concentrates.
Copyright 2010
This soil isn`t good enough
It contains too much alluvium
Too much sodium chloride
We need more silicon,more sand and more nitrates.
As you can see,this sample is rough
It lacks balance, fair play and equilibrium
So don`t give it a rough ride
To double yields, we must triple chemical concentrates.
Copyright 2010
mardi 23 mars 2010
CROP INFECTION
By Tikum Mbah Azonga
The crops have suffered
They have wilted and withered
It was a crop pest, an infection
Plant pathology
Inadequate chemical spraying.
The aid the government offered
Far from being fairly distributed, was frittered
It wasn`t potato blight infection
Bo,we`re not on tubers, agronomy
If all else fails,then let`s try sun drying.
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The crops have suffered
They have wilted and withered
It was a crop pest, an infection
Plant pathology
Inadequate chemical spraying.
The aid the government offered
Far from being fairly distributed, was frittered
It wasn`t potato blight infection
Bo,we`re not on tubers, agronomy
If all else fails,then let`s try sun drying.
Copyright 2010
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