Tag: <span>Corruption</span>

POETRY

HOPE LEFT US BEHIND

Staff WriterJuly 11, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11581" align="aligncenter" width="300"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [HOPE LEFT US BEHIND][/caption]Hope left the shores of the Niger When in me I saw you as another In same soil our fathers' blood had...

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SOUND THE TOCSIN

Staff WriterJuly 8, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11564" align="aligncenter" width="306"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [SOUND THE TOCSIN][/caption]Hear Our penitent past Plead in plangent pool of pity Politics betrayed and cast With pieces spread from city to city When elections...

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ECHOES

Staff WriterJuly 3, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11491" align="aligncenter" width="303"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [ECHOES][/caption]Our silence is mocked By the agony of our lost hopes We are tortured in our trust Left to boil in their promise-pot Our days...

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MOTHER(LAND)’S CANCER

Staff WriterJune 27, 2014July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11418" align="aligncenter" width="303"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [MOTHER(LAND)'S CANCER][/caption]Mother(land) has cancer So deep it has eaten her Once a tall, robust woman Now a gaunt, frail frame Of her diseased breasts we...

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EARTH SONG

Staff WriterJune 27, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11409" align="aligncenter" width="323"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Earth Song][/caption]Each time the cloud cries Beyond broken borders Refusing mild back-consoles And endless earthen apologies, We pray in our closet- Heal our land…...

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THE INTERVIEW

Okeme Jerome AkpevweJune 27, 2014August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11422" align="aligncenter" width="321"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Interview][/caption]"Until now, getting you was difficult It was like seeing an eagle strolling on the street Despite the hundreds of letters we sent to...

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HERO OF THE HOUR

Staff WriterJune 26, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11413" align="aligncenter" width="325"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Hero Of The Hour][/caption]I am the Hero Hovering over the hour Dancing to the rhythm Of the ticking clock I am the Hero of the...

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UNITED CORDS OF FURY

Staff WriterJune 23, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11404" align="aligncenter" width="342"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [United Cords Of Fury][/caption]we gathered near the racks raving voices etched on starchy cards our enemies sequestered within the rocks our ranks seeping with fury...

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THE CHURCH IS MARCHING ON

Staff WriterJune 22, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11387" align="aligncenter" width="298"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Church Is Marching On][/caption]The church is marching on the gates of hell will not prevail all week long we tell lies to make huge...

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OUR NIGERIA TODAY

Staff WriterJune 19, 2014July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11345" align="aligncenter" width="341"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Our Nigeria Today][/caption]Oh Nigeria! I wish we could become be a superpower Our citizens powerful, like Americans, in cash power But our leaders don’t want...

Tag: Corruption

HOPE LEFT US BEHIND

SOUND THE TOCSIN

ECHOES

MOTHER(LAND)’S CANCER

EARTH SONG

THE INTERVIEW

HERO OF THE HOUR

UNITED CORDS OF FURY

THE CHURCH IS MARCHING ON

OUR NIGERIA TODAY

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