Month: <span>October 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...

POETRY

CRY OF A FATHERLESS SON (still on Aluu by Princess Okolie)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 23, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1344" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Cry Of The Fatherless[/caption] Now on my way home to my Father. I cried out for help, dear mother. Although the door to your heart was...

POETRY

IF YOU SHALL BE FREE

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 23, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1349" align="aligncenter" width="300"] If You Shall Be Free[/caption] Let your yes be yes And you’ll live many years. Not just the number of your days But the sureness of...

POETRY

SO NOW YOU CALL ME NAMES! (of politics, love and life by Jonathan Ezeanochie)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 23, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1339" align="aligncenter" width="300"] So Now You Call Me Names![/caption] So now you call me names And reckon me among the lame, That our people cannot tame? So now you...

POETRY

THE EXCHEQUERS (a political lament by Surhdique Adeogun)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 22, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1323" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The Exchequers[/caption] I know those fellows, Those ones looking but corporate, With sagging cheeks, fat filled lips And bellies like pregnant cows. They approach the building...

POETRY

HUNGER (a poetic farce by Uchechukwu Ekwurekwu Obiakor)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 22, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1328" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Hunger[/caption] See, he lies in wait: To strike for victory, To make little children cry And old men grumble like pigs. He torments Without mercy And...

Month: October 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

CRY OF A FATHERLESS SON (still on Aluu by Princess Okolie)

IF YOU SHALL BE FREE

SO NOW YOU CALL ME NAMES! (of politics, love and life by Jonathan Ezeanochie)

THE EXCHEQUERS (a political lament by Surhdique Adeogun)

HUNGER (a poetic farce by Uchechukwu Ekwurekwu Obiakor)

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