Tag: <span>Lamentation</span>

POETRY

MY FRIEND DIED….

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 16, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4286" align="aligncenter" width="370"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [My Friend Died...][/caption]My friend died. Today he is earthed This news turns my marrow to water That now flow down my cheek Flood waters raging...

POETRY

THE NIGHT ANTS

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 14, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4197" align="aligncenter" width="442"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Night Ants][/caption]The track is dirty. The sand is dry. Nothing grows on that soil. Why tell the wind to stop? Why even try to...

POETRY

OUR BATTLES

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 8, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4080" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Our Battles][/caption]"We have been through many storms, fought many wars, and still face constant attacks. Through it all we shall not perish or fall, for...

POETRY

I WEEP BECAUSE… [1]

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 2, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4038" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Weep Because 1][/caption]I weep not because I am beaten But for the indolence of my race Where do I echo the crack in my...

POETRY

HEAVEN WAS ONCE HERE

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 28, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3935" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Heaven Was Once Here][/caption]Can you imagine a decade from today? You are now a fine spouse, a parent of two. To revisit your college once...

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LETTER TO MY AMERICAN PEN-PAL

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 28, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3940" align="aligncenter" width="389"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Letter To My American Pen Pal][/caption]Dear Halston, I received your last correspondence In it you expressed some concerns You said you watched the news and...

POETRY

I NO FIT SHOUT

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 26, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3938" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I No Fit Shout][/caption]“Na wen u break cook egg U go sabi say some dey carry double yoke” Na im be the best answer I...

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PATRIOT-TREASON

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 25, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3946" align="aligncenter" width="422"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Patriot-Treason][/caption]Rape and religion, lucre, death so cheap, Our country sinks deeper - a mounting heap. Our leaders serve with lips - or not at all,...

POETRY

MISGUIDED VENTURE

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 24, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3942" align="aligncenter" width="419"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Misguided Venture][/caption]Wreaths of impiety adorn your necks, Held sway under the hypnosis of zealotry. The chant of the faithful is a wail of blasphemy; The...

POETRY

HERE WE ARE!

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 23, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="396"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Here We Are][/caption]There are many crafty tongues Licking our collective sweet alone We are left to chew whitened bones Struggling with their snarling dogs They...

Tag: Lamentation

MY FRIEND DIED….

THE NIGHT ANTS

OUR BATTLES

I WEEP BECAUSE… [1]

HEAVEN WAS ONCE HERE

LETTER TO MY AMERICAN PEN-PAL

I NO FIT SHOUT

PATRIOT-TREASON

MISGUIDED VENTURE

HERE WE ARE!

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