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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...

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YOUR WARRIOR

Words Rhymes & RhythmJuly 11, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_6243" align="aligncenter" width="368"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Your Warrior][/caption] Did they say you won't see tomorrow Claiming your life would be drenched in sorrow Tell them your warrior is drawing near...

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SONS OF THE SAHARA

Words Rhymes & RhythmJuly 9, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_6192" align="aligncenter" width="353"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Sons Of The Sahara][/caption]The red suns of the desert they rose among the belligerent clouds like gales of wind roaring through castle of sand tearing...

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3 CINQUANS (in memory of Fr. Albert Jungers)

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 4, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_5585" align="aligncenter" width="318"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [3 Cinquains For Fr. Albert Jungers][/caption] #1. FR. ALBERT JUNGERS Father Albert Jungers Remains a hero, I will always cherish Him #2. FR. ALBERT JUNGERS...

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FALLEN STAR (for Chinua Achebe)

Words Rhymes & RhythmApril 1, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4589" align="aligncenter" width="382"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Fallen Star[/caption]Things fall apart, the centre can no longer hold The living embers in the hearth have grown cold The Lion on the rock has...

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LIVING DEATH

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 12, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4201" align="aligncenter" width="428"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Living Death][/caption]I'm a living death: O, find me in the silent yard! Rustling with fury foliage There, where whines and groans unheard Chirpy azure, discharged...

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OUR BATTLES

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 8, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4080" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Our Battles][/caption]"We have been through many storms, fought many wars, and still face constant attacks. Through it all we shall not perish or fall, for...

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ECHE (a dirge for a dead brother)

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 13, 2012July 16, 2017

www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry I sprawl under the grey umbrella of an avocado tree Counting time in the dull eyelashes of the sky, Watching the buffet of whirlwinds snore in gentle rhythms, And...

Tag: dirge

THE GREAT FALL

YOUR WARRIOR

SONS OF THE SAHARA

3 CINQUANS (in memory of Fr. Albert Jungers)

FALLEN STAR (for Chinua Achebe)

LIVING DEATH

OUR BATTLES

ECHE (a dirge for a dead brother)

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

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