Tag: <span>Blank Verse</span>

POETRY

HEAL OUR LAND (by Moses Opara)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 25, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1395" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Heal Our Land[/caption] On wheels of broken legs, our land now crawls A million times backward in abject corruption, in ignorance! Hoodlums of ignorance, sharing our...

POETRY

THAT HOLE

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 24, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1369" align="aligncenter" width="270"] That Hole[/caption] That hole inside, Dug by the shovels of the mind... That dark brightness Where the eyes cannot see... That emptiness, yet filled With fears...

POETRY

TEARS FOR THE DEAD

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 24, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1361" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Tears For The Dead[/caption]My face is wet and I know not yet whether it is rain or tearsMy heart beats with spasmodic feats.Is it anticipation or...

POETRY

THE EXCHEQUERS (a political lament by Surhdique Adeogun)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 22, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1323" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The Exchequers[/caption] I know those fellows, Those ones looking but corporate, With sagging cheeks, fat filled lips And bellies like pregnant cows. They approach the building...

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HUNGER (a poetic farce by Uchechukwu Ekwurekwu Obiakor)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 22, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1328" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Hunger[/caption] See, he lies in wait: To strike for victory, To make little children cry And old men grumble like pigs. He torments Without mercy And...

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ECHOES OF INNOCENCE (by Fesojaiye Dayz Atanle)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 20, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1283" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Echoes Of Innocence[/caption] Out of the cradle to my mother’s breast, Naked, striving for the comfort of her hand With the pale tears trailing down my...

POETRY

FERVENT HOPE (by Moses Opara)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 20, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1270" align="aligncenter" width="240"] Fervent Hope[/caption] Under the cloudy weather, When the sun has trekked to the west, The moon and stars are afraid to shine And thunder quakes along,...

POETRY

SALTY PEARLS…(when failure comes calling)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 20, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="203"] Salty Pearls...[/caption] I have wanted this More than The barren hag Craved The feel of sucking lips On the nipples of her wilted, Virgin breasts. Wanting,...

POETRY

ECHOES (a political lament by Surhdique Adeogun)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 18, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1229" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Echoes[/caption] From within my cell, I hear the torrential rains Storm thunderously On my seasons battered roof. I feel my heart beating slowly Against the walls...

POETRY

WE ARE IN TROUBLE (by John Eva)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 18, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1219" align="aligncenter" width="300"] We Are In Trouble![/caption] We are in trouble! The times are hard on us. We are like the woman Groaning in labor pains But, this birth,...

Tag: Blank Verse

HEAL OUR LAND (by Moses Opara)

THAT HOLE

TEARS FOR THE DEAD

THE EXCHEQUERS (a political lament by Surhdique Adeogun)

HUNGER (a poetic farce by Uchechukwu Ekwurekwu Obiakor)

ECHOES OF INNOCENCE (by Fesojaiye Dayz Atanle)

FERVENT HOPE (by Moses Opara)

SALTY PEARLS…(when failure comes calling)

ECHOES (a political lament by Surhdique Adeogun)

WE ARE IN TROUBLE (by John Eva)

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