Tag: <span>Family</span>

POETRY

HER EXPERIENCE by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

Oku-ola Abiola PaulFebruary 11, 2014August 28, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10054" align="aligncenter" width="424"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Her Experience][/caption]First, it was her uncle Her teacher was next Now she’s used to the struggle None can be as painful as the first She...

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DEAR DAD

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 11, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10053" align="aligncenter" width="473"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Dear Dad][/caption] Holding your finger I learnt to walk Imitating your speech I learnt to talk Whenever I was down you gave me mirth On...

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WERE I …

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 3, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9936" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Were I...][/caption]Were I from Igbira land, I would have named my daughter Ohunene, If I had walked the land of the rising sun, Her name...

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TO MY UNBORN

Adedayo Adeyemi AgarauJanuary 31, 2014August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9897" align="aligncenter" width="371"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [To My Unborn][/caption]The dew is hope of rain on a deserted morning. The tiny rays of the sun under sad clouds after a tormented rain...

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TAXI TO

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 27, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9844" align="aligncenter" width="397"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Taxi To][/caption] I might as well be Taking a ride to hell tomorrow Though I'd rather be Sleeping to rise no more tonight That'd be...

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FRUITLESS

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 18, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9729" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Childless][/caption]Will this wait ever end? Will the time ever come? Oh my womb! When will something sprout? Husband calls me a slut “You had too...

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STRENGTH OF A WOMAN…TEARS OF A BOY

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 13, 2014July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9659" align="aligncenter" width="391"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Strength Of A Woman, Tears Of A Boy][/caption]It all started a few years back... The lord of the house enjoyed each smack She... the bruised...

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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...

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MAMA

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 6, 2014July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9567" align="aligncenter" width="402"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Mama][/caption] Mama! The Black woman Pride of the black soil On the lines of my arms Beneath the shadow of my life You have written...

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MY DOCTOR

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 5, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9542" align="aligncenter" width="401"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [My Doctor][/caption]Once upon a time, there lived a doctor In a small community Yes, a doctor in her simplicity A mother to all – doctor...

Tag: Family

HER EXPERIENCE by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

DEAR DAD

WERE I …

TO MY UNBORN

TAXI TO

FRUITLESS

STRENGTH OF A WOMAN…TEARS OF A BOY

TWIN’S TALE: A CONVERSATION

MAMA

MY DOCTOR

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

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