Author: <span>Words Rhymes & Rhythm</span>

POETRY

BLACK TOLLGATE

Words Rhymes & RhythmJuly 5, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_6075" align="aligncenter" width="365"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Black Tollgate][/caption]Dressed in haggard Black khaki Stretching their hands like neck of a turkey All they want is just a piece of penny Prove...

POETRY

WHY, NIGERIA

Words Rhymes & RhythmJuly 5, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_6085" align="aligncenter" width="354"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Why, Nigeria][/caption]I moan in the darkness of the night, couched in my shed in extreme fright, picturing episodes of yesterday's plight, when the sticks were...

POETRY

HE WEPT

Words Rhymes & RhythmJuly 5, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_6077" align="aligncenter" width="353"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [He Wept][/caption]The old soldier Feared and respected Dropped his starred khaki And picked the civil garment The force, no more behind him But his voice...

POETRY

UNMASK: The Mystery Man (a spoken word performance)

Words Rhymes & RhythmJuly 5, 2013July 16, 2017

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imhymgh6X6k&w=560&h=315] This poem is about the unveiling that is necessary to reveal the core of what and who I am; of what it really means to be human. It is...

POETRY

WHEN A TIME COMES FOR ME TO WRITE

Words Rhymes & RhythmJuly 4, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_6084" align="aligncenter" width="324"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [When A Time Comes For Me To Write][/caption]When that time comes for me to write I'll write that piece that appeals my heart And never,...

POETRY

WORDS SO SWEET

Words Rhymes & RhythmJuly 4, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_6086" align="aligncenter" width="323"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Words So Sweet][/caption]I want to write words So sweet that, sorrows, it turns With blissful lines of life Causing mass laughter, clearing frown lines Descriptions...

POETRY

RAGE

Words Rhymes & RhythmJuly 4, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_6080" align="aligncenter" width="347"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Rage][/caption]I fear to put pen to paper I fear that I'll draw blood I fear to let this ink run I fear it will be...

POETRY

GHETTO MANSHION

Words Rhymes & RhythmJuly 3, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_6076" align="aligncenter" width="357"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Ghetto Manshion][/caption]Walking through the streets and slums Beautifully dejected Highly populated I wept! I wept for souls dwelling in Untold hardship Children poorly bred begging...

POETRY

A FOR APPLE, B FOR BALL

Words Rhymes & RhythmJuly 3, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_6073" align="aligncenter" width="322"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [A For Apple, B For Ball][/caption]Her world is more technical than a professional puzzle There, roses grow in deserts and vapours in the wind. She's...

POETRY

A BUSH OF GHOSTS

Words Rhymes & RhythmJuly 3, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_6100" align="aligncenter" width="381"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [A Bush Of Ghosts][/caption] Have you walked on your eyes In a land of thorns Beside a simplification That your instincts can't process Except through...

Author: Words Rhymes & Rhythm

BLACK TOLLGATE

WHY, NIGERIA

HE WEPT

UNMASK: The Mystery Man (a spoken word performance)

WHEN A TIME COMES FOR ME TO WRITE

WORDS SO SWEET

RAGE

GHETTO MANSHION

A FOR APPLE, B FOR BALL

A BUSH OF GHOSTS

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