Year: <span>2012</span>

POETRY

SANS SERIF (on priding self)

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 15, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1789" align="aligncenter" width="286"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Sans Serif][/caption] Why carve me thus - Sans-serif lettering, Unadorned? Now I receive the spittle Of mocking lips! Why was I made On a day...

POETRY

LITTLE THINGS [of kindness, and loving]

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 15, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1783" align="aligncenter" width="329"] Little Things[/caption] I sat silently in the middle, Surrounded on all sides, By my homeland walls. Turning, I faced the North. So much blood bathed my...

POETRY

THE STORY (a parable) by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

Oku-ola Abiola PaulNovember 14, 2012August 28, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1779" align="aligncenter" width="298"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry[/caption] Come hear the story Of the man who lived at the top most storey Of the tallest building In his surroundings. So he saw...

POETRY

MY HEART BLEEDS! (a lament for Nigeria)

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 14, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1772" align="aligncenter" width="350"] My Heart Bleeds For Nigeria![/caption] Sitting at the feet of Sahara, Watching my tales by the moonlight… Black but gold I am: I toiled and ploughed...

POETRY

WORDS

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 14, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1765" align="aligncenter" width="256"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry[/caption] Words are not expensive So I can afford to spend them on you Without being apprehensive. But then mere words, cheap Could steal a well...

POETRY

ECHE (a dirge for a dead brother)

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 13, 2012July 16, 2017

www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry I sprawl under the grey umbrella of an avocado tree Counting time in the dull eyelashes of the sky, Watching the buffet of whirlwinds snore in gentle rhythms, And...

POETRY

I KISSED THE HAND THAT KILLED ME (of unconditional love)

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 13, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1754" align="aligncenter" width="300"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry[/caption] I kissed the hand that killed me. I washed the feet that kicked me. With my hair I dried your legs... Sweet ointments, I spread...

POETRY

THERE IS A LAND

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 13, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1750" align="aligncenter" width="300"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry[/caption] There is a land- In the heart of Africa, fainting in memories of past labor Whose people hope, expecting a better tomorrow yet unseen! Vultures...

POETRY

I’M NOT A HEART (of a loveless heart)

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 12, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1743" align="aligncenter" width="300"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry (I'm Not A Heart!)[/caption] I am not a heart; Palpitation’s a choice I gave up. I am just a rock; By precipitation made tough. The...

POETRY

FICKLE MINDS (dare to be different)

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 12, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1737" align="aligncenter" width="300"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry[/caption] Fickle people make themselves weak, As they fear being given the flick! They misinterpret cowardice as being meek And take humility for being willing prey...

Year: 2012

SANS SERIF (on priding self)

LITTLE THINGS [of kindness, and loving]

THE STORY (a parable) by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

MY HEART BLEEDS! (a lament for Nigeria)

WORDS

ECHE (a dirge for a dead brother)

I KISSED THE HAND THAT KILLED ME (of unconditional love)

THERE IS A LAND

I’M NOT A HEART (of a loveless heart)

FICKLE MINDS (dare to be different)

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