Tag: <span>africa</span>

POETRY

HARMATTAN FURY

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 31, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9463" align="aligncenter" width="383"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Harmattan Fury][/caption]Quivering and quivering... We quiver like sodium in fresh water vessel The comfort of night is drowned Fresh, moist aura has turned arid Morning...

POETRY

THE CASSAVA TOO IS A FRUIT

Oppong Clifford BenjaminDecember 29, 2013August 26, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9444" align="aligncenter" width="400"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Cassava Too Is A Fruit][/caption]We lived and grew beneath the soil Joyful in our minds that we toil To someday come out us cassabreties...

POETRY

NELSON MANDELA

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 29, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9434" align="aligncenter" width="402"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Nelson Mandela][/caption]A man with the 'Heart of gold' Yes, a freedom fighter who journeyed on a joyless road for others laughter When I get to...

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ODE TO GARRI

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 26, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9382" align="aligncenter" width="421"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Ode To Garri][/caption]How can I forget your laudable love for me And your readiness to calm my riotous tum? You that has proven to be...

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GOOD MOURNing…

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 21, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9279" align="aligncenter" width="401"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Good Mourning][/caption]Wicked and vicious he was Always on the lookout for flaws Seeking excuses to kill He fed his subjects Death's pill Whoever stood for...

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I AM BLACK!

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 18, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9239" align="aligncenter" width="408"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Am Black][/caption]I am black I am black and I love it I am black In this skin I am proud I am black I...

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TELL DEATH (a poem for Festus Iyayi and Mandela)

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 18, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9243" align="aligncenter" width="372"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Till Death][/caption]He will come. Sure he will Like a NEPA official with his ladder To collect remuneration for last months' NEPA bill, The bill for...

POETRY

WE TOOK IN

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 18, 2013July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9245" align="aligncenter" width="361"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [We Took In][/caption]In days gone, I was told None was black, none was white None was Franco, none was Anglo None chewed arrogance, none failed...

POETRY

HER VIRGINITY

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 14, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9206" align="aligncenter" width="382"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Her Virginity][/caption]Once upon a time, our sister knew no man – a virgin Until the day gigantic penises snuck into the story Hungry lions, they...

Tag: africa

HARMATTAN FURY

THE CASSAVA TOO IS A FRUIT

NELSON MANDELA

ODE TO GARRI

GOOD MOURNing…

I AM BLACK!

TELL DEATH (a poem for Festus Iyayi and Mandela)

WE TOOK IN

HER VIRGINITY

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