Year: <span>2013</span>

POETRY

IT’S YOURS by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

Oku-ola Abiola PaulFebruary 26, 2013August 28, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3939" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [It's Yours][/caption]It's your land You have no other ground It's your country You have no other territory It's your nation You owe it your obligation...

POETRY

I NO FIT SHOUT

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 26, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3938" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I No Fit Shout][/caption]“Na wen u break cook egg U go sabi say some dey carry double yoke” Na im be the best answer I...

POETRY

MY LITTLE NAIJA STREET

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 26, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3943" align="aligncenter" width="414"] www.facebook,com/WRRPoetry [My Little Naija Street][/caption]Another day, another time Another glaring news headline Another busy Naija street That tells its story bit by bit Each passing face...

POETRY

PATRIOT-TREASON

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 25, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3946" align="aligncenter" width="422"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Patriot-Treason][/caption]Rape and religion, lucre, death so cheap, Our country sinks deeper - a mounting heap. Our leaders serve with lips - or not at all,...

POETRY

NATURE

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 25, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3944" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Nature][/caption]Let my poems be like roses Let my eyes see true faces! Trees are like hands of the earth Hills are like breasts of the...

POETRY

I NEED YOU

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 25, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3937" align="aligncenter" width="402"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Need You][/caption]When the faces of men are crinkled and old 'Cos of the wickedness within their soul Lord, let my heart jig with joy...

POETRY

CRY OUT

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 24, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3932" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Cry Out][/caption]Don't keep mute and mourn When your soul is sour When your tears tumble as torrents Cry out and cringe not. Refuse to be...

POETRY

ADMONITIONS

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 24, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3930" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Admonitions][/caption]Time after time, Like a lost youth in his prime We roll away like a fallen dime See, it’s not necessarily a crime; ...If only...

POETRY

MISGUIDED VENTURE

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 24, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3942" align="aligncenter" width="419"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Misguided Venture][/caption]Wreaths of impiety adorn your necks, Held sway under the hypnosis of zealotry. The chant of the faithful is a wail of blasphemy; The...

POETRY

THE BUSY HUSBAND

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 23, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3919" align="aligncenter" width="346"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Busy Husband][/caption]If time permits, My darling We will dine With our arms locked In each other's embrace. And soulful songs Clearing our path of...

Year: 2013

IT’S YOURS by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

I NO FIT SHOUT

MY LITTLE NAIJA STREET

PATRIOT-TREASON

NATURE

I NEED YOU

CRY OUT

ADMONITIONS

MISGUIDED VENTURE

THE BUSY HUSBAND

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