TWENTY FOUR VERSES OF CHRISTMAS by Samuel Amazing Ayoade
and in those days appeared some white robed angels to shepherds as they their sheep watch be not afraid, good tidings we bring for you and all men, rejoice. at...
O GOD, WHY THIS ‘CHRISTMAS PUNISHMENT’?
[caption id="attachment_9363" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Oh God, Why This Christmas Punishment][/caption]Dear God, you set out last week or thereabout to give us the feeling that Christmas is around the corner...
THE GREATEST TREASURE
[caption id="attachment_9364" align="aligncenter" width="411"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Greatest Treasure][/caption]When the greatest gift was given To the worst offenders The best treasure offered unconditionally To the worst ingrates As diamond mingled with...
CHRISTMAS BELL, DYING KNELLS
[caption id="attachment_9361" align="aligncenter" width="355"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Christmas Bells, Dying Knells][/caption]Christmas bells Dying knells Evil’s done Can’t tell Living hell Angry one Christmas bells Dying knells Open shops Wistful thoughts Fiery tots...
NOT CHRISTMAS
[caption id="attachment_9362" align="aligncenter" width="378"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Not Christmas][/caption]The cold harmattan sun Burns The green grass lawn Gone The white faces Red and white ribbons in all places This is not #Christmas...
CHRISTMAS IN HARMATTAN
[caption id="attachment_9347" align="aligncenter" width="414"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Christmas In Harmattan][/caption]Green turning amber as old hair turn grey The slender trees wither and the tiny grasses too The blades will not cut blunted...
THE BUTCHER, THE CHICK AND CHRISTMAS
[caption id="attachment_7026" align="aligncenter" width="319"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Butcher, The Chick And Christmas][/caption]I heard; yes, I overheard The butchers in the kitchen, stroking their beard, Saying “Christmas stew is already smeared, And...
IN MY MOTHER’S ARMS
[caption id="attachment_4333" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [In My Mother's Arms][/caption]All I could hear was the tune of my cry In the subversive cold of the darkness, My hands went searching for...
CHILDREN’S MANGER HYMN
[caption id="attachment_2819" align="aligncenter" width="437"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Children Manger Hymn][/caption]Children gather round a simple manger Celebrate the birthday of a King. Can you see Him? Here He is among us. What gift...
OUR OWN CHRISTMAS
[caption id="attachment_2760" align="aligncenter" width="412"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Our Own Christmas][/caption]We had our own white Christmas When the hazy fog descended on a dusty dawn When the sky shone colorless before the sun...