I know i can’t go wrong Because my father watches Over me from above His wings shield me From the arrows of the evil one The road may seem rough Times may be hard Doors may be shut But hope is not lost For i’m under his wings Safe and Secure Is what i want… Continue reading UNDER HIS WINGS by Eseohe Pearl Ebhota
Day: August 14, 2015
THE VOICE AGAINST DIVORCE by Osifeko Abisoye Dave
I am the voice of the masses, weeping in silence As modernism robs my body of completeness Spilling the blood of babes yet unformed Incurring wrath from avenues yet undiscovered I am the voice of the school drop-outs Retired to trade tirelessly in traffic Cut off from mates, detached like placentas Thrown into the waste… Continue reading THE VOICE AGAINST DIVORCE by Osifeko Abisoye Dave
RHYTHMS OF ROMANCE by Ifeoluseyi Ifeoluwapo Ifeyemi
I see love in the sky Like some array Of candle lights Shining bright Onto this isle Nestled on the British isles Where now, I dream our paradise! Ooh beauty! Ooh love! Wherein do I crave, At the mockery of grave This moment of heart rhythms To which we both are victims Ooh dear! Thy… Continue reading RHYTHMS OF ROMANCE by Ifeoluseyi Ifeoluwapo Ifeyemi
LET’S DANCE AFRICA by Mesioye Affable Johnson
Under this sighing moon did we gather beliefs Into the howling calabash of whirling Western Culture, Which left splashes of abnormalities on our faces, After piles of tainted tales struck the surface of nature. Mama’s wrappers traded honour in the market of tradition Where moderation is the price tagged on fashion. Ajala,papa’s ‘kembe’ never wandered… Continue reading LET’S DANCE AFRICA by Mesioye Affable Johnson
THE JOURNEY HOME by Prince Kuti Adetoye Olayinka
I wonder if someone Will sing my unwritten ballad. Write me an elegy And cook me a song! I do wonder If my carvings On History sands Won’t be washed away By the waves of Future tide! Don’t you wonder too? Why Life and Death Are two engraved sides Of a priceless coin? And one… Continue reading THE JOURNEY HOME by Prince Kuti Adetoye Olayinka
I WANT CHANGE by Osho Samuel Adetunji
Holders clasp light like a prisoner! Darkness stares me in the face, With a choir of generators groaning, I want change! Thieves coronated as Chiefs, With pockets heavy with greed, Rode men like horses! I want change! Our crude made us rude brothers! Slaying compatriots with scarcity! Yet it is our Black Gold! I want… Continue reading I WANT CHANGE by Osho Samuel Adetunji
STARVED BRAIN by Sule T Joshua
Give me some quiet my brain is starved I need cooked books to eat Gimme some liquid Of poems to drink I need to think I will grow fallow If no one follow Come, wanna show you where to feed your brain before it goes fallow.
NIGERIA, CHANGE AND HOPE by Gideon Abowha
A tree of change planted In bosom of transformation All we need in Nigeria Is a better turn around All stand up Waiting in curiosity Living in proactive For a change to arrive A worst moment Halt torment All in the cycle of transformation. A better today A better tomorrow All in anticipation A change… Continue reading NIGERIA, CHANGE AND HOPE by Gideon Abowha
SHE FINALLY IS HERE by Ogunsanya Enitan Olalekan
We have so longed for you, we have stood at the door waiting for the bell, we have sat halfly on cushions pacing up and down, we have talked,chatted,sang with your names now you are here CHANGE. Let there be change in how we think, let there be change in our reasonings, Let there be… Continue reading SHE FINALLY IS HERE by Ogunsanya Enitan Olalekan