Tag: <span>Independence</span>

POETRY

STUCK IN MUD (on a people’s plight)

Kingsley U. AyistarNovember 10, 2012September 2, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1696" align="aligncenter" width="300"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry (Stuck in The Mud)[/caption] The wind of disorder is blowing, Slowing us down! The dark clouds have eclipsed the sun, Rendering the future bleak! There...

POETRY

PATRIOTS

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 3, 2012July 16, 2017

[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...

POETRY

A NATION WITH NO HOPE

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 1, 2012July 16, 2017

[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:...

POETRY

NIGERIA …52YEARS AFTER (by Showunmi Olawale Michael)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 31, 2012July 16, 2017

[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...

POETRY

…OF A SORRY NATION (by WRRPoetry FAMILY)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 30, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1499" align="aligncenter" width="225"] ...Of A Sorry Nation[/caption] We all fought and sacrificed to attain victory. But, raping our trust a few have claimed the glory; Thieving leaders living in...

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HEAL OUR LAND (by Moses Opara)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 25, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1395" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Heal Our Land[/caption] On wheels of broken legs, our land now crawls A million times backward in abject corruption, in ignorance! Hoodlums of ignorance, sharing our...

POETRY

HOLD ON, GREAT NATION (by Ogoluwa Simon Ojewale)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 24, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1374" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Hold On Great Nation![/caption] Great Nation, where is your pride, For I see you have gone to hide? Your woes are no longer hidden They’ve left...

POETRY

WaZoBia NUTS (a Nigerian Satire)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 5, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_925" align="aligncenter" width="300"] WaZoBia Nuts[/caption] You that say Nigeria is but a map And call that we knife out borders – No more sisters and brothers! Here I'll brew...

POETRY

IS THERE A BETTER TOMORROW? (by Moses Opara)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 4, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="355"] Is There A Better Tomorrow?[/caption] Sometimes, Rejection makes us feel worthless. Like all efforts are wasted And all hope lost. Yet, we try harder! Face painted...

POETRY

THESE TEARS I WEEP! (a lamentation for Nigeria by Linus Okechukwu)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 3, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="223"] These Tears I Weep[/caption] I. These tears I weep… I weep not for myself, But for what my eyes have seen, And what my ears in...

Tag: Independence

STUCK IN MUD (on a people’s plight)

PATRIOTS

A NATION WITH NO HOPE

NIGERIA …52YEARS AFTER (by Showunmi Olawale Michael)

…OF A SORRY NATION (by WRRPoetry FAMILY)

HEAL OUR LAND (by Moses Opara)

HOLD ON, GREAT NATION (by Ogoluwa Simon Ojewale)

WaZoBia NUTS (a Nigerian Satire)

IS THERE A BETTER TOMORROW? (by Moses Opara)

THESE TEARS I WEEP! (a lamentation for Nigeria by Linus Okechukwu)

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