FOOD MAP by Promise O. Idemudia
As thick as the cloud, In preparation for the descending Of the "egusi", showing your yellow Gowns of fangs with greenish spots Enriched with the various types Of stocked fish...
SHAWARMA AND I (end acrostic) by Kanyinsola Olorunnisola
And so it was that I fell head over heelS, Not for a luscious soft-faced wencH, But for a white-cloaked sweetness called shawarmA, A thin bread wrap of meat, chicken...
TOMATO RHYMES by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
Once upon a long-gone time I was as common as a lazy rhyme And cheaper than fresh thyme Today I am a gold bar My price makes people go "ha!"...
MAMA PUT by Edward Babatunde
She is the one To whom we run, Mother of all hungry souls; She keeps no barrier or divide No matter where you may reside. “Come one, come all,” Be...
SALLAH RAM IS NOT HARAM by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
Sallah ram Is not haram! My teeth is waiting My belly anticipating Say your prayers (Loud or in whispers) Bless Allah, hail his name And His Prophet of great fame...
AMALA DUDU by Olutunbi Oluwaseun Israel
How I crave you And adore your profound beauty I am drawn through space and time, on the wings of haste To your existence daily Same place, same timeAnd so...
ABACHA
[caption id="attachment_10081" align="aligncenter" width="407"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Abacha][/caption] Here in Yorubaland I meet Ifeoma who says she is Igbo NYSC brought us both to Western Nigeria She is so African, light skinned...
ODE TO GARRI
[caption id="attachment_9382" align="aligncenter" width="421"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Ode To Garri][/caption]How can I forget your laudable love for me And your readiness to calm my riotous tum? You that has proven to be...
RAIN IN THE DRY
[caption id="attachment_8682" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Rain In The Dry][/caption]As the bald trees Sway gaily in the breeze We see undying love Ready to fall from above Soon the sky sheds...
NIGHT WITH NO STARS
[caption id="attachment_7527" align="alignnone" width="356"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Night With No Stars][/caption]Agony dawning in his eyes Silence rivalled the absence of light Darkness crowded his room As he slunk back into the dark...