COUNTABLE STARS by Ebuka Wiz Godwin
I tried counting the stars, several nights I stayed up One, two, three, four I lost count, didn't know which I had counted or not May be they disappear, may...
SILENT STORM by Hannatu Adamu
You can almost see it coming But often, you can only feel it It is evident in the pleading eyes The withered skin and the unkempt hair The bare feet;...
ODE TO LAUTECH by Samson Iroko
1. Before ages, we are like fire. Back then in the wild, we have the guts and nerves. But now, it's different with coded emblems. 2. We are known for...
TAKE ME HOME by Ifeanyi Alex
I like to feel it again When you will take me home And I will gaze thru the window as we wheel-on For as far as we journey forward Trees...
OGUN OMODE by Olùwá Olámípòsi Omóyelé
ogun omode ki i se ere fun ogun odun', Oro yeye ni eyi si mi. Mo se iranti awon elegbe mi lati ikoko- Ebi, aini ati adanu. Orin ebi inu...
AGUGUALA NA-ENWEGHI PEEJI NKE by Valentine Ozié Mbagu
O ruru otu mgbe ke peeji nke akụkọ ihe mere eme; Adị akụkọ ihe mere eme na-enweghị dịghị peeji nke, Uwa bi n'etiti nke ụmụ mmadụ; Na n'Eluigwe mere ụmụ...
ÓNÓGBÓ ÒBIÉBI by Okoro Yvonne
Mè é ónógbó òbiébi Òmègbé óvi é ásó. Èkwè gbè rèdè ewiè mè è unè érosé Kó ótó è riè. Àkpómè è èkakó ó ka kpènu Ò ka wiè bèdè...
THE DAY DIED by Chukwuemeke Bright
Dead was the day The trees solemn Folded green leaves Drained, monumental effigy Dead was the day The wind, passage denied Billowed hell, dead billowed here Stench fuggated the day...
CHANGE-AIR by Olanrewaju Tajudeen
How do we breathe? If the air is in conflict with our lungs; the wind, in conflict with our exhalation current; heart, in conflict with our reflex muscles veins, in...
NATIONAL PEOPLE by Isoboye Danagogo
Deity or the gods? Land or water? Medicine that cures no illness Is sugar too bitter on the tongue of kola-nut? Waist belted sitters Greed eat them pot belliously The...