Tag: <span>Death</span>

POETRY

VOICES OF AFRICA

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 14, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9674" align="aligncenter" width="457"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Voices Of Africa][/caption]Voices on the mount Nyiragongo of Congo. Voices maimed in the genocide of Rwanda. Voices observing the guerrillas of Uganda. Voices silenced in...

POETRY

THE WORLD HAS GONE RABID

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 13, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9664" align="aligncenter" width="387"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The World Has Gone Rabid][/caption]The words of the poet breathe A hare roars An ape dances in a palanquin His advice was to look On...

POETRY

TWIN’S TALE: A CONVERSATION

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 8, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9610" align="aligncenter" width="393"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Twin's Tale][/caption] Kenny: He exited fast Through the back door Taiwo, did you see him? I never saw his shoes! Taiwo: He left before I...

POETRY

WE SHALL LEAVE…

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 7, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9583" align="aligncenter" width="438"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [We Shall Leave...][/caption] We shall leave with a backpack of deeds We shall leave for our loved ones, a heart full of grief We shall...

POETRY

POLITICAL CRUSADE

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 3, 2014July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9501" align="aligncenter" width="400"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Political Crusade][/caption]An all-night crusade that soon turned An all-night political campaign The governor came that night wearing a green robe On it, his party’s name...

POETRY

CHRISTMAS BELL, DYING KNELLS

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 25, 2013July 16, 2017

[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...

POETRY

GOD BLESS THE DEAD

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 24, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9348" align="aligncenter" width="375"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [God Bless The Dead][/caption]Those souls silenced in the excruciating agony of stillbirth Bloody foetus of murdered thoughts Bleeding lumps of rhymes Littering the deserted railways...

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THE DREAM

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 23, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9334" align="aligncenter" width="395"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Dream][/caption]The light is no more glowing Tremors of destruction starting to show The mirage of peace that once existed is now at an end...

POETRY

THE GREAT FALL

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 19, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9289" align="aligncenter" width="358"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Great Fall][/caption]Iroko has fallen in the forest The forest becomes silent Mongudu is dead. Who shall pay the debt? The king of the jungle...

POETRY

TELL DEATH (a poem for Festus Iyayi and Mandela)

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 18, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9243" align="aligncenter" width="372"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Till Death][/caption]He will come. Sure he will Like a NEPA official with his ladder To collect remuneration for last months' NEPA bill, The bill for...

Tag: Death

VOICES OF AFRICA

THE WORLD HAS GONE RABID

TWIN’S TALE: A CONVERSATION

WE SHALL LEAVE…

POLITICAL CRUSADE

CHRISTMAS BELL, DYING KNELLS

GOD BLESS THE DEAD

THE DREAM

THE GREAT FALL

TELL DEATH (a poem for Festus Iyayi and Mandela)

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

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