Year: <span>2013</span>

POETRY

UNITY, NOT UNIONISM (a poem in Yoruba and English)

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 21, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4367" align="aligncenter" width="384"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Unity, Not Unionism][/caption]If you asked Ṣàngó to bless Okoro He would ask with rage of fire in his mouth Who is Okoro? If you asked...

POETRY

YEI TARI ERE

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 20, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4350" align="aligncenter" width="414"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Yei Tari Ere][/caption]Eni Garenghan imele fiyai kuro owou zi yein eni ebi ayoro mai weri idoiye gba e Sia kurai bode yo Imene san emiekirigha...

POETRY

OFF THE HOOK

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 20, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4349" align="aligncenter" width="350"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Off The Hook][/caption]Though the chameleon is off the hook, We'll never forget his humongous loot; In the minds of many, he remains a crook. Written...

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NDU K’AKU

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 20, 2013July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4348" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Ndu Ka'aku][/caption]*Ndu k'aku, lets live and let live. My dear **Adaku, I leave your bee hive. I sing to the god of my belly. I'll...

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FAITH IN MY LITTLE LIMBS

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 20, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4347" align="aligncenter" width="386"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Faith In My Little Limbs][/caption]A bloody scum Sickening your stomach A dreaded dream Poisoning your mornings A helpless inconvenience Leeching and yet prolific Gone with...

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FORGIVE ME WHEN I WINE

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 19, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4329" align="aligncenter" width="424"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Forgive Me When I Whine][/caption]Oh! God, forgive me when I whine: I have my breathe, the world is mine; With feet to take me where...

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IN MY MOTHER’S ARMS

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 19, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4333" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [In My Mother's Arms][/caption]All I could hear was the tune of my cry In the subversive cold of the darkness, My hands went searching for...

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GOD GIVEN MA

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 19, 2013July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4330" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [God Given Ma][/caption]A virtuous woman I call a mother; The best amongst the best Pillar amongst pillars Mother in the market place Closest of all...

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EYE IN THE CONGREGATION

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 18, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4308" align="aligncenter" width="431"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Eye In The Congregation][/caption]Peeping through this crack at the congregation My eyes see great evil, in the pews and the pulpit, Why hypocrisy when you...

POETRY

HOW I MISS YOU

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 18, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4309" align="aligncenter" width="387"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [How I Miss You][/caption]It’s been a while since you left me But the thought of you is still fresh Like morning dew at break of...

Year: 2013

UNITY, NOT UNIONISM (a poem in Yoruba and English)

YEI TARI ERE

OFF THE HOOK

NDU K’AKU

FAITH IN MY LITTLE LIMBS

FORGIVE ME WHEN I WINE

IN MY MOTHER’S ARMS

GOD GIVEN MA

EYE IN THE CONGREGATION

HOW I MISS YOU

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