Tag: <span>africa</span>

POETRY

I ONCE KNEW YOU

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 14, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4190" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Once Knew You][/caption]I once knew you From the other side Side where strange women Carry babies on bare backs; Backs of noble women Women...

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I WEEP BECAUSE…[2]

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 6, 2013July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4076" align="aligncenter" width="430"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Weep Because [2]][/caption]My stance is cast, Pelt me with pebbles of hate Cast me in the armor of prejudice I shall remain the debris...

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THE STRANGER’S SPOIL

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 4, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4083" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Stranger's Spoil][/caption]To hate is bad, and to love is good, We all, young and old, understood. Lie not, son, and do not steal; For...

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BRAIN DRAIN

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 4, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4073" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Brain Drain][/caption]He sat on a pile of books, Lucubrated wrinkles cracked his looks, Geometry's jugular, he clutched in a vice grip, And a crowd of...

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AZONTO (the African dance)

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 17, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1813" align="aligncenter" width="382"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Azonto][/caption]Azonto... Azonto... That's what you dance with your toe And you do it, moving fro and to With your back bent like a bow, As...

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UNTITLED (of politics and politicians)

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 15, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1794" align="aligncenter" width="300"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry[/caption] They are the talented thieves of our time, Innocent sinners who claim to commit no crime. For ages they have fed us with truthful lies,...

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WIND OF CHANGE (by WRRPoetry FAMILY)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 29, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1477" align="aligncenter" width="236"] Wind Of Change[/caption] We fought and won so many battle with dignity But to corruption and sentiments, we lost our Humanity. It is time for us...

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LET CAUTION MEET WISDOM

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 27, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1452" align="aligncenter" width="214"] Let Caution Meet Wisdom[/caption] In your heart's Yet darkened alleys, Let wisdom meet caution. It is the drops of rain, Soft and formless That gives the...

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SALLAH RHYMES (a comic relief)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 26, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1431" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Sallah Rhymes[/caption] Alhaji, that ram is not for you alone! I'm watching you, waiting! Don't let me change my pleading tone! ... I saw Musa and...

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FUGITIVES OF KNOWLEDGE (by Nwakanma Chika)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 25, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1404" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Fugitives of Knowledge[/caption] The crows of ignorance, Have eaten the last seeds of logic. The grave yard is the wisest Because intellect has been buried. As...

Tag: africa

I ONCE KNEW YOU

I WEEP BECAUSE…[2]

THE STRANGER’S SPOIL

BRAIN DRAIN

AZONTO (the African dance)

UNTITLED (of politics and politicians)

WIND OF CHANGE (by WRRPoetry FAMILY)

LET CAUTION MEET WISDOM

SALLAH RHYMES (a comic relief)

FUGITIVES OF KNOWLEDGE (by Nwakanma Chika)

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