Fourteen lines is a significant work of art by the poet Ode Clement Igoni who is a sonneteer. It is a collection of fourteen sonnet poems, the chapbook also marks the 14th literature publication of the writer. This short collection houses imagery from themes cutting across life, time, loyalty, reflections, afterlife and more.
From the book:
LIFE IS A MARKET
Life is a market, somedays we buy pain
Going out to trade hoping to make gain
Wanting the good life comes with price
On a sudden day the profit come thrice
Life is a market, things I want I can't buy
Working hard each day until it comes by
Paying the ultimate sacrifice for the next
Taking the weight off their head, free necks
Life is a market, I want to buy best of time
Many more coming after me, next in line
Keeping places they come into and smile
Is what I wish for most days of my life
Life is a market, breathing its bloodline
A priceless realm going far into eternal
EACH STEP TAKEN
Each passing of the year I move my feet
Journey taken to a time of deaths' defeat
Killing roots growing from unhealthy past
Maintaining good character in life’s' cast
Each step I take adds block to this house
A beautiful petal as I grow more flowers
To a time coming when good will abound
Falling deep into challenges still I rebound
Each step taken brings me closer to God
Sometimes I miss road, taking the flaw
In search for knowledge to till this floor
Seeds to plant years as I open this pod
Each step taken brings me to a new finding
Knowledge expressed in deepest of words