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 </div><p></p><figure id="attachment_3404" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3404" style="width: 341px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://wordsrhymesandrhythm.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/prayer-warriors-by-wrrpoetry-poet-of-the-week/lydia-abiodun/#main" rel="attachment wp-att-3404"><img class="size-full wp-image-3404" alt="Prayer Warriors" src="http://poetry.wrr.ng/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/lydia-abiodun.jpg" width="341" height="500" loading="lazy"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3404" class="wp-caption-text">www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry <strong>[Prayer Warriors]</strong></figcaption></figure>I used to wonder at the violence<br>
Of warriors screaming in vehemence,<br>
Raising voices in incantations<br>
Screaming to secure His attentions.
<p>Is God so hard of hearing?<br>
What’s with all the screaming?<br>
Why bring down heaven’s thunder?<br>
I would sit and deeply ponder.</p>
<p>Little did I know that<br>
The screaming torment of the heart<br>
Often jumps out when in prayer<br>
To ease a pain as that of cancer.</p>
<p>Always in hope of deliverance<br>
Perhaps there could be a chance<br>
Of rescue from the hosts of heaven<br>
And so bring peace at even.</p>
<p>And often there is answer<br>
For the heartfelt fervent prayer<br>
Often brings tremendous power<br>
And testimonies of answer.</p>
<p><strong>PROFILE</strong><br>
My name is Lydia Abiodun. I am a school teacher. I teach the French Language in a secondary school in Lagos State. I am married to a wonderful man who has no literary bone in his body at all and we have four beautiful kids.</p>
<p>I have always loved words and hated numbers. So when I say that I love books, I don’t mean the kind with numbers in them but the kind with stories in them. I started some amateur writing in my second year in the university but they never saw the light of day mainly because it was a struggle to even exist talk more of going to school but God saw me through.</p>
<p>Most of my writings in the early days are “gone with the wind”.<br>
Early 2011, a few months after joining Facebook, I started writing again. It was an avenue for me to express myself creatively without the hassle of criticism of self professed critics. I met a lot of writers who posted their works on Facebook so I was encouraged to start writing again after almost 20 years of dropping the pen.</p>
<p>I read a few of <a href="Ma'am%20Lydia%20Abiodun%20*smirks*%20is%20one%20of%20the%20female%20poets%20I%20respect%20on%20Facebook%20and%20on%20the%20WRRPoetry%20family%20platform.%20When%20she%20writes,%20I%20see%20a%20lot%20of%20creativity.%20Her%20willingness%20to%20learn%20is%20impressive.%20My%20initial%20perception%20of%20her%20was%20a%20talented%20teenager%20in%20love%20with%20poetry...just%20because%20of%20her%20simplicity.%20I%20can't%20wait%20for%20her%20book...(hope%20na%20na%20soon%20o!)." target="_blank">Emmanuel-Abdalmasih Samson</a>’s poems and I decided to pen a few and tag him. Some of his friends liked them and I was encouraged.</p>
<p>For the sole purpose of poetry, I created this profile last year [*smile* this is not my official name. It is a combination of my Christian name and my husband’s first name.]</p>
<p>I have not published any works yet; I am working on one already and this year, by HIS grace, I intend to make some hard copies of my writings for posterity. So I am, in short, a nobody in the poetry world.<br>
One of my poems has however made its way into the “52 Years After “anthology.</p>
<p>I have a blog on WordPress.com – Lydiabiodun40’s blog, titled “Creativity In Verse” which I haven’t visited for a while because I find it easier to publish my works on Facebook where it gets more viewings.<br>
I have met (virtually, not yet in real life) a lot of talented poets on fb, much more talented and dedicated to poetry than I am.</p>
<p>I particularly love Emmanuel-Abdalmasih Samson, DN Musa, Andrew Okechukwu Obaze (although Andrew can be a pain on the brain sometimes); I love Akande Itunu’s poems; I love Kukogho Iruesiri Samson’s seemingly effortless talents with words. There are so many others that I love but can’t mention here because of space.</p>
<p>My hope is to express myself more creatively for many more years to come.<br>
Cheers.</p>
<p><strong>EDITOR’S NOTE:</strong><br>
Ma’am <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lydia.abiodun" target="_blank">Lydia Abiodun</a> *smirks* is one of the female poets I respect on Facebook and on the WRRPoetry family platform. When she writes, I see a lot of creativity. Her willingness to learn is impressive.<br>
My initial perception of her was a talented teenager in love with poetry…just because of her simplicity.<br>
I can’t wait for her book…(hope na na soon o!).</p>
 
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