I DREAM
[caption id="attachment_7017" align="aligncenter" width="386"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Dream][/caption]I dream Of a flowing river Not full of water, But of ink and paper I dream Of writing letters Not of (trivial) matter...
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THE MASSES’ CRY
[caption id="attachment_7028" align="aligncenter" width="399"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Masses' Cry][/caption]Our political leaders, our dictators How can they feel our pain when their children live outside the nation. So many deceitful vows they...
I WANT TO FOLLOW
[caption id="attachment_7018" align="aligncenter" width="418"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Want To Follow][/caption]On this furrowed ground I leap, endless bounds To plant seeds in your heart Words once hidden in my heart I want...
ROUGH DIAMOND
[caption id="attachment_7023" align="aligncenter" width="414"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Rough Diamond][/caption]Charcoal! I hear them call me. But unlike the coal, I’ve got beauty within. Black, that’s just the color of my skin. Cut me...
TENDING PAPA
[caption id="attachment_7025" align="aligncenter" width="399"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Tending Papa][/caption]His hands are always busy Complaining that things are not easy I see his truthful heart and diligence Just to satisfy my wants And...
THE SHORTLIST: Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize 2013
[caption id="attachment_6115" align="aligncenter" width="432"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Eriata Oribabor Poetry Prize 2013][/caption]After the first round of judging, the following poems made the shortlist for the second and final round. THE SHORTLIST 1....
SNAPSHOTS OF SORROWED SIGHTS
[caption id="attachment_7024" align="aligncenter" width="421"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Snapshots Of Borrowed Sights][/caption](You may waste not your wages Writing the story) The vista of those gory ordeals Is mounted on our memories The charred...
THE POETIVIST’S PLEDGE
[caption id="attachment_7029" align="aligncenter" width="363"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Poetivist's Pledge][/caption]My pen is my sword My paper my shield Always I shall write Light to shed On the hard-to-express Forever I shall...
THE DESTINY
[caption id="attachment_7027" align="aligncenter" width="407"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Destiny][/caption]For years I lost my bed For the betterment of my destiny If destiny destined me to my present problem Then I should see...
BLESSED INVITATION
[caption id="attachment_6996" align="aligncenter" width="459"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Blessed Invitation][/caption]Blessed invitation That brought free salvation And spiritual reconciliation At Christ’s resurrection Blessed invitation From the God of creation Who called me from my...