Day: <span>October 24, 2012</span>

POETRY

UKAMAKA (for Olisakwe Ukamaka Evelyn on her birthday)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 24, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1389" align="aligncenter" width="270"] Ukamaka[/caption] Ukamaka, We whisper your name and wonder If it's meaning Would justify this rumbling thunder? You are the slender sugarcane Swaying with grace In the...

POETRY

ORPHANS (for the victims of war by Erayan Daniel)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 24, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1379" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Orphans Of War[/caption] Our lives, You tore like a paper sheet. Our parents, You murdered in a heartbeat. We hoped To take our dreams higher. Along...

POETRY

HOLD ON, GREAT NATION (by Ogoluwa Simon Ojewale)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 24, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1374" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Hold On Great Nation![/caption] Great Nation, where is your pride, For I see you have gone to hide? Your woes are no longer hidden They’ve left...

POETRY

THAT HOLE

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 24, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1369" align="aligncenter" width="270"] That Hole[/caption] That hole inside, Dug by the shovels of the mind... That dark brightness Where the eyes cannot see... That emptiness, yet filled With fears...

POETRY

TEARS FOR THE DEAD

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 24, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1361" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Tears For The Dead[/caption]My face is wet and I know not yet whether it is rain or tearsMy heart beats with spasmodic feats.Is it anticipation or...

Day: October 24, 2012

UKAMAKA (for Olisakwe Ukamaka Evelyn on her birthday)

ORPHANS (for the victims of war by Erayan Daniel)

HOLD ON, GREAT NATION (by Ogoluwa Simon Ojewale)

THAT HOLE

TEARS FOR THE DEAD

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