THE POWER OF 26 SOLDIERS

<Je suis à la tête de 26 soldats

Sans moi, Paris sera pris>

“I am at the head of 26 soldiers

Without me, Paris will be taken”

Soldiers are famous for their bravery 

Solders are celebrated for their valiantly

 Entirety of human academic foundation

To rest upon the shoulders of 26 soldiers

Is a feat beyond human comprehension

The whole Bible is made of 26 soldiers

The encyclopaedia Africana of 26 soldiers

The encyclopaedia Americana of  26 soldiers

The encyclopaedia Britannica of 26 soldiers

The 270-Pages “Little Mawu” of 26 soldiers

All thick and thin volumes of 26 soldiers

Oh beloved 26 alphabetic letters

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N

O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

The scholarly world is grateful

And thankful to you

For your magical powers

World poets hail you 26 soldiers

As heroes of science and technology

Orbiting in the firmament of Poetry!

A POEM DEDICATED TO 26 FRENCH & ENGLISH ALPHABETS

By Mawutodzi Kodzo Abissath ©

(Black Ideas)

 15/10/2016

abissath@gmail.com