They set off before dawn,
Before the night veiled morning;
In fast procession,
Headlamps race past,
Like a sparkle of fireflies.
Headlamps race past,
Past the litany of worldly woes;
Elytron frames lift,
On the final runway,
In flight into light.
Ifeanyichukwu Avajah
Ifeanyi is a poet, artist and chartered chemical engineer. He has had several poems published in various anthologies: Night or Drift in Volcano of Voices; Sketch of Tomorrow (a prophetic poem written few days before the massacre at OAU) in Passport to the Future; Transit of the Martyr was also published in For Ken for Nigeria, Scattered Patches in Confluence; Message to Mama in Onomoresua, among others. Fragments is Ifeanyichukwu Avajah’s first published collection of poetry. His second work Collage: Poems and Painting would soon be available to the public. He is currently working on a third collection, Revolt of the Elements. He is also the co-founder of Teambooktu.com.
