IN AFRICA

[caption id="attachment_8949" align="aligncenter" width="377"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [In Africa][/caption]Lions will roar me lullabies Dark nights will bring me fireflies Gazelles stride the savannah Monkey hunts for banana Kilimanjaro sits with his head...

SONGS OF INVADERS

[caption id="attachment_8932" align="aligncenter" width="418"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Songs Of Invaders][/caption]Songs for the writers Composed from the harmonic agony of the water crisis Tears drenched tone, confirmed in husky voice of terror We...

BE A MAN

[caption id="attachment_8814" align="aligncenter" width="443"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Be A Man][/caption]Dead Joseph Hill sang some lyrics Of women rioting in the kitchen Who downed their spoons and went on strike Saying, “all we...

ÀBÍKÚ

[caption id="attachment_8743" align="aligncenter" width="381"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Abiku][/caption]I pay obeisance to all Málọmọ́ To all Kòkúmọ́, to all Kúdáyísí...... When the lion roars All animals keep calm When a cock crows Its...

NAKED RACE

[caption id="attachment_8723" align="aligncenter" width="366"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Naked Race][/caption]Our generation is in a race Alien race is what the aged call it Race of unclad damsels Engaging their likes of lads The...

CULTURE

[caption id="attachment_8354" align="aligncenter" width="376"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Culture][/caption]Our pattern Our culture Our way of life Oh! What a shame, We lose our preened fame To the pleasure of foreigners Are we not...

KNIFE, SCISSORS AND RAZOR

[caption id="attachment_8009" align="aligncenter" width="379"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Knife, Scissors and Razor][/caption]Knives, scissors, razors Fingernails and suturing materials All stood at attention Awaiting instructions From a host of midwives There she was, pinned...
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