I KNOW A PLACE
[caption id="attachment_1673" align="aligncenter" width="259"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry[/caption] I know a place- Where Camels prance and tumble through the eye Of blunt needles and none asks how or why. But all know. They...
BROS OBAMA (Obama victory ramblings)
[caption id="attachment_1665" align="aligncenter" width="300"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry[/caption] Bros Obama, You have made us proud And our heads are high As we celebrate. Bros Obama, It has been a long walk, A path...
FOR THE SERVICE OF MANKIND! (for gallant soldiers and their families)
[caption id="attachment_1660" align="aligncenter" width="223"] For The Service Of Mankind[/caption] Before or even after he signed For better or worse, you had in mind. ... You signed only to serve, As...
RICHLY POOR (by Chikatito Jones)
[caption id="attachment_1643" align="aligncenter" width="276"] Richly Poor[/caption] I see them, Walking along the hem, Of our paved roads, In droves and hordes, Richly garbed in caftans, Outstretched cups and pans, Faces...
THE NOTE ‘MI’ (a political lament) by Oku-ola Abiola Paul
[caption id="attachment_1611" align="aligncenter" width="270"] The Note MI[/caption] The note mi Brought out the song in me: A song of freedom For the sons of the kingdom Who live as slaves...
WOOING REBECCA [for Rebecca Effiong Okon who hates Poetry]
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="370"] Wooing REBECCA who hates Poetry...[/caption] I met a damsel named Rebecca Who has the face of an angel sent from heaven. Now I'm hoping she's not...
PATRIOTS
[caption id="attachment_1577" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Patriots[/caption] National goals have become capital bores And the soul is captive that pursues its chores! Our goals are unset like keys uncut, Heavy, they...
UNGODLY ANTHEM (by Jon Manuels Enekele)
[caption id="attachment_1544" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Ungodly Anthem[/caption] And we found ourselves neck deep, buried in this hole, this enclave we dug by ourselves. Fanaticism took the wheel while we lost our...
A NATION WITH NO HOPE
[caption id="attachment_1540" align="aligncenter" width="300"] A Nation With No Hope[/caption] Our people have all lost hope, Life's game’s more than they can cope! The hopes of all have begun to falter:...
NIGERIA …52YEARS AFTER (by Showunmi Olawale Michael)
[caption id="attachment_1524" align="aligncenter" width="290"] Nigeria …52 Years After[/caption] Like a misled adventurer in search of the Golden Fleece, On this path, Nigeria was made to venture As concocted by the...