Category: <span>POETRY</span>

POETRY

LAJA

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 29, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11415" align="aligncenter" width="300"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [LAJA][/caption]Laja, the gods-man mediator Singing birds hymn his praise Neighboring men “can't trace his race” Yet he dwells amongst them The lion’s roar is intrepidity...

POETRY

THE MONEY SLAVE

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 28, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11423" align="aligncenter" width="322"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [THE MONEY SLAVE][/caption]To and fro the day's old shaft living a life of a penny per day a man whose resolve lies in money filled...

POETRY

LIFE IS SHORT!

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 28, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11416" align="aligncenter" width="303"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [LIFE IS SHORT!][/caption]Life is short, life is short Life is a battle to be fought Good life is always, by many, sought Happiness and satisfaction,...

POETRY

SO LONG, FRIEND

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 28, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11421" align="aligncenter" width="309"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [SO LONG, FRIEND][/caption]To your gait of feline grace To your elegance, peerless in human race To the timeless nap you embraced’ To the memories of...

POETRY

MOTHER(LAND)’S CANCER

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 27, 2014July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11418" align="aligncenter" width="303"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [MOTHER(LAND)'S CANCER][/caption]Mother(land) has cancer So deep it has eaten her Once a tall, robust woman Now a gaunt, frail frame Of her diseased breasts we...

POETRY

EARTH SONG

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 27, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11409" align="aligncenter" width="323"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Earth Song][/caption]Each time the cloud cries Beyond broken borders Refusing mild back-consoles And endless earthen apologies, We pray in our closet- Heal our land…...

POETRY

THE INTERVIEW

Okeme Jerome AkpevweJune 27, 2014August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11422" align="aligncenter" width="321"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Interview][/caption]"Until now, getting you was difficult It was like seeing an eagle strolling on the street Despite the hundreds of letters we sent to...

POETRY

IT’S NEVER MEANT FOR YOU

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 26, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11414" align="aligncenter" width="327"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Its Never Meant For You][/caption]I bargained with Life and Death But I’m stranded on this path, as though from birth My Little mind now plays...

POETRY

HERO OF THE HOUR

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 26, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11413" align="aligncenter" width="325"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Hero Of The Hour][/caption]I am the Hero Hovering over the hour Dancing to the rhythm Of the ticking clock I am the Hero of the...

POETRY

MY CASUAL WEAR

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 26, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11419" align="aligncenter" width="297"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [My Casual Wear][/caption]I, a humble village girl Forced to take off my casual wear Take a corporate suit, i'm told A pair of stiletto shoes?...

Category: POETRY

LAJA

THE MONEY SLAVE

LIFE IS SHORT!

SO LONG, FRIEND

MOTHER(LAND)’S CANCER

EARTH SONG

THE INTERVIEW

IT’S NEVER MEANT FOR YOU

HERO OF THE HOUR

MY CASUAL WEAR

CỌ́N-SCÌÒ MAGAZINE: ‘BREATHE’ [ISSUE 5, VOL. 1 | JUN, 2025]

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