50+ Once Upon A Time Poem Gabriel Okara Background. There was a time indeed they used to shake hands with their hearts: English club, ghss thadathilparamba, kondotty.
The persona is remembering how things used to be when he was young and innocent, like his son.
There was a time indeed they used to shake hands with their hearts: Once upon a time when i was like you. This is a poem by the nigerian poet gabriel okara, in which he laments the lost innocence of youth. Once upon a time by gabriel okara is a free verse poem.