Tag: <span>Crisis</span>

POETRY

CRY OF A FATHERLESS SON (still on Aluu by Princess Okolie)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 23, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1344" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Cry Of The Fatherless[/caption] Now on my way home to my Father. I cried out for help, dear mother. Although the door to your heart was...

POETRY

SO NOW YOU CALL ME NAMES! (of politics, love and life by Jonathan Ezeanochie)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 23, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1339" align="aligncenter" width="300"] So Now You Call Me Names![/caption] So now you call me names And reckon me among the lame, That our people cannot tame? So now you...

POETRY

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...

POETRY

STENCH IN THE NOSE OF GOD

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 21, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1301" align="aligncenter" width="240"] Stench In The Nose Of God[/caption] The murder of mother earth; shedding of blood Is but a breathing stench in the nose of God! Man against...

POETRY

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

I WEEP (a social lament by Signor Kanji De Gataua)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 19, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1250" align="aligncenter" width="233"] I Weep[/caption] I weep season after season, my wails and sobs are heartbreaking, they rock my body and it shudders. I lament for the human race,...

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: Crisis

CRY OF A FATHERLESS SON (still on Aluu by Princess Okolie)

SO NOW YOU CALL ME NAMES! (of politics, love and life by Jonathan Ezeanochie)

HUNGER (a poetic farce by Uchechukwu Ekwurekwu Obiakor)

STENCH IN THE NOSE OF GOD

ECHOES OF INNOCENCE (by Fesojaiye Dayz Atanle)

FERVENT HOPE (by Moses Opara)

SALTY PEARLS…(when failure comes calling)

I WEEP (a social lament by Signor Kanji De Gataua)

ECHOES (a political lament by Surhdique Adeogun)

WE ARE IN TROUBLE (by John Eva)

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