English Literature & Theology

"Sea Grapes" by  Derek Walcott                                                                                     That sail which leans on light, tired of islands, a schooner beating up the Caribbean for home, could be Odysseus, home-bound on the Aegean; that father and husband's longing, under gnarled sour grapes, is like the adulterer hearing Nausicaa's name in every gull's outcry. This brings nobody peace. The ancient war between obsession and responsibility will never finish and has been the same for the sea-wanderer or the one on shore now wriggling on his sandals to walk home, since Troy sighed its last flame, and the blind giant's boulder heaved the trough from whose groundswell the great hexameters come to the conclusions of exhausted surf. The classics can console. ...

"An African Elegy" by Ben Okri   We are the miracles that God made To taste the bitter fruit of Time. We are precious. And one day our suffering Will turn into the wonders of the earth. There are things that burn me now Which turn golden when I am happy. Do you see the mystery of our pain? That we bear poverty And are able to sing and dream sweet things And that we never curse the air when it is warm Or the fruit when it tastes so good Or the lights that bounce gently on the waters? We bless things even in our pain. We bless them in silence. That is why our music is so sweet. It makes the air remember. There are secret miracles at work That only Time will bring forth. I too have heard the dead singing. And they tell me that This life is good They tell me to live it gently With fire, and always with hope. There is wonder here And there is surprise In everything the unseen moves. The ocean is full of songs. The sky is not an enemy. Destiny is our friend Summary of An African E...

" Love Cycle" by Chinua Achebe   At dawn slowly the sun withdraws his long misty arms of embrace. Happy lovers whose exertions leave no aftertaste nor slush of love’s combustion; Earth perfumed in dewdrop fragrance wakes to whispers of soft-eyed light… Later he will wear out his temper ploughing the vast acres of heaven and take it out of her in burning darts of anger. Long accustomed to such caprice she waits patiently for evening when thoughts of another night will restore his mellowness and her power over him. Chinua Achebe (1930–2013) was one of Africa's most influential writers and is regarded as the father of modern African literature in English. Born in Ogidi, Nigeria, Achebe grew up in an Igbo family and later studied at the University College, Ibadan. Although he is best known for his famous novel Things Fall Apart , he was also an accomplished poet, essayist, and literary critic.  Summary of " Love Cycle" by Chinua Achebe Love Cycle is a beautiful ...