Tag: <span>Blank Verse</span>

POETRY

VANQUISHED HEROES

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 20, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3841" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Vanquished Heroes][/caption]A tune was played near; One of loss, a sorrowful song. A chant was heard from afar; One of joy, a victory song. Two...

POETRY

OUR FATHERS

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 19, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3861" align="aligncenter" width="393"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Our Fathers][/caption]Our exalted fathers kissed the steel and made thousand crowns of chain upon their throttled necks from barns where their being beamed dim. Fetid...

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WOE TO THE KEEPER

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 19, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3843" align="aligncenter" width="422"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Woe To The Keeper][/caption]What cake do we have to eat When even the last of it is thrown to dogs We are crying for it...

POETRY

LIVE MEAT TRADERS

Alozor Michael IkechukwuFebruary 18, 2013August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3835" align="aligncenter" width="405"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Live Meat Traders][/caption] The day's down a-winding For them it's just a-starting To homes people are retiring Their homes they are departing. Shaming their mothers,...

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THE OTHER SIDE

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 18, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3839" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Other Side][/caption]Amused by magic Chidera sunk her faith Her feather faith Beneath her wavy fate Buried in Baba's calabash Bought from 'ijebu ode' None...

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CRUCIFIXION

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 17, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3815" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Crucifixion][/caption]LORD how shall I own Thee dying on the cross For the world's redemption to redeem our loss? Where with thorns they crowned Thee, I...

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THERE IS A KING

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 17, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3816" align="aligncenter" width="395"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [There Is A King][/caption]There is a king robed in majesty and strength His robes are perfumed with myrrh There is a king who rides upon...

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TIME TO QUIT

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 17, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3817" align="aligncenter" width="446"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Time To Quit][/caption]When you tried to tame the tempest Turned from temper -tantrum Got tempted and tempered instead Turn around and tear the verdict. When...

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HUMAN OR HUMANE?

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 16, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3791" align="aligncenter" width="419"] www.facebook.cm/WRRPoetry [Are You Just Human or Humane?][/caption]Write a POEM of any FORM to DESCRIBE how you FEEL about this PICTURE. Kindness is a language All understand...

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WHO AM I? by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 15, 2013October 15, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3784" align="aligncenter" width="353"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Who Am I][/caption]My writings Explain my feelings My words Express my worlds Read my piece See my 'is' It was born Out of my worn...

Tag: Blank Verse

VANQUISHED HEROES

OUR FATHERS

WOE TO THE KEEPER

LIVE MEAT TRADERS

THE OTHER SIDE

CRUCIFIXION

THERE IS A KING

TIME TO QUIT

HUMAN OR HUMANE?

WHO AM I? by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

CỌ́N-SCÌÒ MAGAZINE: ‘BREATHE’ [ISSUE 5, VOL. 1 | JUN, 2025]

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