Tag: <span>Life</span>

POETRY

WOOING REBECCA [for Rebecca Effiong Okon who hates Poetry]

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 5, 2012July 16, 2017

[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...

POETRY

NEGRITUDE (An Ode to Africa)

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 4, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1592" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Negritude[/caption] Smile stuck-on, pride woven with ego; Doubt vanquished, grief knifed to zero. I beat my chest, and sound the ivory trump, Glory in ecstasy, and...

POETRY

CONFLAGRATION (a pun)

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 4, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1586" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Conflagration[/caption] What is fire? Our desire Some inspire. We inquire Warmth require Love for hire? Silent cryer Fervent buyer Funeral pyre. meet the poet: Albert Jungers

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THIS WICKED FLOOD

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 3, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1580" align="aligncenter" width="300"] This Wicked Flood[/caption] Must we at the temple’s hill Hear the preacher’s talk “You must each other kill And even their children you must stalk!” Shan’t...

POETRY

APOLOGY

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 3, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1570" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Apology[/caption] Apology is the hardest thing to do Especially with strutting pride in you! Apology soothes the ear like a love song So don't fail to...

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YOU DON’T KNOW ME

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 2, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1564" align="aligncenter" width="300"] You Dont Know Me[/caption] You don’t know me; I’m a viper, I’m a snake. And you can’t trust me; So be wary for your sake. We...

POETRY

PRAYING PREYS

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 2, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1558" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Praying Prey[/caption] I. Some say, “As you pray for your own peace Remember your nation too, please.” And some mock, “Going Beatitude might soothe thee But...

POETRY

UNGODLY ANTHEM (by Jon Manuels Enekele)

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 1, 2012July 16, 2017

[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...

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MORALS (by Psalmwell Samshizle Enobakhare)

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 1, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1532" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Morals[/caption] Its the best cloth in my closet, And what I like most about it Is its invisibility! Though when I wear it You cannot see...

POETRY

KESTER’S AIR FORCE DREAM (by WRRPoetry FAMILY)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 31, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1519" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Kester's Air Force Dream[/caption] Kester had his eyes on bustly Lagos, His dream it was to join the Air Force. Said a friend, “If you join...

Tag: Life

WOOING REBECCA [for Rebecca Effiong Okon who hates Poetry]

NEGRITUDE (An Ode to Africa)

CONFLAGRATION (a pun)

THIS WICKED FLOOD

APOLOGY

YOU DON’T KNOW ME

PRAYING PREYS

UNGODLY ANTHEM (by Jon Manuels Enekele)

MORALS (by Psalmwell Samshizle Enobakhare)

KESTER’S AIR FORCE DREAM (by WRRPoetry FAMILY)

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