Tag: <span>Destruction</span>

POETRY

WE DWELL IN A LAND

Staff WriterJanuary 26, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3419" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [We Dwell In A Land][/caption]We dwell in a land Where the cruel do not desist from their cruelty Human conscience is sold for a piece...

POETRY

A TRIAL TRIOLET

Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3277" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [A Trial Triolet][/caption]I want to summon You, God. You must account for those swine! Will you, or must we use that rod? I want to...

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OUR SONS KILL AFRICA (a reply to Ken Saro Wiwa’s Africa Kills Her)

Staff WriterJanuary 15, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3201" align="aligncenter" width="395"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Our Sons Kill Africa][/caption]Dear Bana, There is no justice in this world as proven by how late I received your missive. This happened almost 10...

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THE WORLD WITHIN

Staff WriterJanuary 15, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3202" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The World Within][/caption]Imagine a world without discrimination; Where black and white speak of harmony Where no mouth pronounces ‘segregation’ Where all sing only the...

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IN THE DAYS OF MY GRANDFATHER

Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3191" align="aligncenter" width="393"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [In The Days Of My Grandfather][/caption]Alas! Our age is doomed; We no more see the moon Our forefathers celebrated With war dances and ancestral praise...

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JOSTIFIED

Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3130" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Jostified][/caption] I knew you back in the day; You were a haven for tourists The nation’s epitome of beauty The celebration of culture and values,...

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CIVILIAN TO POLICE

Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3128" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Civilian To Police][/caption]Hey, unpretigious friend! You clad in dark uniformed attire, Glued to your gluttonous body like a bird to its feather! As you parade...

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OKONKO

Staff WriterJanuary 10, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3095" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Okonko][/caption]At the market place, And the fireside, under, The Udara tree, I have seen them mock you, And worship your death. You, *Okonko, Public shamer,...

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LETTER TO MY MOTHERLAND

Staff WriterJanuary 8, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3066" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Letter To My Motherland][/caption]Wake up my motherland! Your doze has turned into deep asleep On this bed of self-slavery! Now you snore, dreaming within a...

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GREEN LANDS

Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3032" align="aligncenter" width="404"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Green Lands][/caption] I’ve watched the sun rise and set, morns and eves Its orange display would hold me captive Blissful breeze emanating from surrounding trees...

Tag: Destruction

WE DWELL IN A LAND

A TRIAL TRIOLET

OUR SONS KILL AFRICA (a reply to Ken Saro Wiwa’s Africa Kills Her)

THE WORLD WITHIN

IN THE DAYS OF MY GRANDFATHER

JOSTIFIED

CIVILIAN TO POLICE

OKONKO

LETTER TO MY MOTHERLAND

GREEN LANDS

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