Friday, November 17, 2023

A Plea To River 'otamiri' Comments

Rating: 5.0

The great river of our land
Waters our land for fertility
Quenched the taste of our fathers
And forefathers long long ago
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Kingsley Egbukole
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Bri Edwards 17 November 2023

(cont.) 2 definitions of 'game': '4 a (1) : animals under pursuit or taken in hunting especially: wild animals hunted for sport or food (2) : the flesh of game animals' I give 5 stars ***** : )

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Kingsley Egbukole 20 November 2023

Yes Bri, game here refer to wild animals hunted for food. Here wild animals are eaten for food so the need the water from river Otamiri to grow and be healthy

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Bri Edwards 17 November 2023

'Let our games relish in your insipid taste' ...Unless 'games' refer to sporting events such as soccer/football, I believe you refer to antelope & wild pig which may be hunted for meat, ..in which case I suggest the plural noun 'game'. (no 's') bri : ) (cont.)

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Kingsley Egbukole 20 November 2023

Thanks Bri for the suggestion regarding the plural form of game.

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Bri Edwards 17 November 2023

: ))) I think you left 'r' out of 'scorched', right? ? : ) ....'And to provide' 'to' is not needed here.

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Kingsley Egbukole 20 November 2023

Thanks for your observation

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Bri Edwards 17 November 2023

Gee, wouldn't it be NICE if rivers or fire hoses or...? could wash away evil and evildoers? ! bri : )

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Kingsley Egbukole 20 November 2023

Our rivers here are believed to possess spiritual powers.

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Bri Edwards 17 November 2023

Kingsley, You tied my brain up a bit (more than it already was) with tide/tidings/tide! Does the river's water level change due to 'nearby' ocean tides? : )

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Kingsley Egbukole 20 November 2023

Sure the water level changes with the season. Tide here refers to the water current while tiding refers to the news brought by the current

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