ME, Poet
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Poet, ME[/caption] Am I a poet by what I write – Ashes of my thoughts? Or does it come by what I right? Are my words...
STENCH IN THE NOSE OF GOD
[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...
I WEEP (a social lament by Signor Kanji De Gataua)
[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,...
…ON SUICIDE MISSION (after the flood by Princess Okolie)
[caption id="attachment_1184" align="aligncenter" width="300"] ...On Suicide Mission[/caption] The farmers went a-borrowing, Nature dealt a stroke so harrowing. They sweated long to plant this season, But strong floods came and swept...
WHEN WE WAR…
[caption id="attachment_1160" align="aligncenter" width="300"] When We War...[/caption] Drums of war again!? Guns, — spitting— Every breath is gone... Widows, — teary — Looking out of windows... Daughters, — weak— Lamenting...
BRING BACK THE PEACE
Its time to lay down swords And heal the sores With heartfelt words. ... Kill them, they are infidels, Kill them, one and all, Damned spiritual rebels! Alas! From the...
MY SAFARI 1 (by Ezebuike Temple)
[caption id="attachment_1130" align="aligncenter" width="300"] My Safari[/caption] With palm-oiled hands, I scribble this in the mud of anguish; my mouth, a dale to the water-fall of my colored tears. ... When I crossed the Niger Rubicon,...
LIVE AND LET LIVE (by Eyo Justice Ellis)
[caption id="attachment_1150" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Live And Let Live[/caption] If a man must tell lies, Let him hold to his disguise. If a man is truthful, Let him be forever faithful....
PATH TO BLOOM (a nature poem by Francis Achonu Egu)
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="384"] 4RAN6 Francis Achonu Egu[/caption] Path to Bloom Close to our window Lived a tall tree Front of our house Her leaves littered It looked old and...
THE HORSES NEIGH (by Moses Opara on conquering fears)
[caption id="attachment_852" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The Horse's Neigh[/caption] The wind whistles aloud, through my lane; Like shadows unseen it passes. And the fierce, busy clouds turn red But, brave, I stand...