Category: <span>POETRY</span>

POETRY

NAKED WOMAN, BLACK WOMAN (a chant by Madu Chisom Kingdavid)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 10, 2012July 22, 2017

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="353"] Naked Woman, Black Woman[/caption] Naked Woman, Black Woman Charcoal-colored mid-wife of the newborn sun; Symphonic spumes of Cuanza rippling on the eyeballs of crocodiles And the adder of...

POETRY

TALES BY MOONLIGHT (a Nigerian satire by Eyo Justice Ellis)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 10, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1001" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Tales by Moonlight[/caption] Do not steal; Else you'll get ill And be beaten with a goad - A rebuke from God. Do not lie Always tell...

POETRY

LIVE…

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 9, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Live...[/caption] Today you are alive For a special purpose. To achieve it, strive! He that gives you breath Will guide you through; There's no reason to...

POETRY

THE FOURSOME (on the Aluu killings by Princess Okolie)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 9, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="305"] The Fearsome Foursome[/caption] Gory has become their glory. Who shall attest the test? Hope is nearly gone. But my generation is not done. Fate has dealt...

POETRY

HAVE YOU NOT HEARD? (Gossiping our miseries by Owokere A. Etim)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 9, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_976" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Have You Not Heard?[/caption] Have you not heard? That upon the sands of Aluu, Murder appeases a crime? That the men of Aluu, threw stones For...

POETRY

TIME BOMBS BENEATH OUR PILLOWS (by Surhdique Adeogun)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 8, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_965" align="aligncenter" width="240"] Time Bomb Beneath Our Pillows[/caption] I laid quietly in bed When it detonated – The soul sniffing device. I heard their screams – my neighbors From...

POETRY

BEASTS OF ALUU (on the Aluu killings by Francis Achonu Egu)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 8, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="349"] Beasts of Aluu[/caption] I saw the video I saw their faces I heard the story I heard their grunts I reached for tears I reached for...

POETRY

THE MAIDEN (by Ezebuike Temple)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 7, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_950" align="aligncenter" width="165"] The Maiden[/caption] Fair maiden of Ogbor A raft of green-tingled lashes I watched you drink from the cup of tattered dreams, And nibble at the food...

POETRY

SUPPLICATION (prayer of a contrite heart by Jack Vince)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 7, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_939" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Supplication[/caption] Dear Lord I need you in my life – Not the edge of my sharp knife. What need have I for dope Since your word...

POETRY

THAT GIRL…

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 6, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_929" align="aligncenter" width="300"] That Girl...[/caption] She is the personification Of beauty in motion. She is the notes on the sheet That guides the drummer's beat. She is the scent...

Category: POETRY

NAKED WOMAN, BLACK WOMAN (a chant by Madu Chisom Kingdavid)

TALES BY MOONLIGHT (a Nigerian satire by Eyo Justice Ellis)

LIVE…

THE FOURSOME (on the Aluu killings by Princess Okolie)

HAVE YOU NOT HEARD? (Gossiping our miseries by Owokere A. Etim)

TIME BOMBS BENEATH OUR PILLOWS (by Surhdique Adeogun)

BEASTS OF ALUU (on the Aluu killings by Francis Achonu Egu)

THE MAIDEN (by Ezebuike Temple)

SUPPLICATION (prayer of a contrite heart by Jack Vince)

THAT GIRL…

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