IRAWO by Kolawole Samuel Adebayo
Irawo, The star of dawn; The first light that pierces through the veil of darkness; where are you? Irawo, The golden crown on the Sun's head; The soft wind that...
CARRION FOR THE GODS 1: THE SACRIFICE by Adeosun Oluwapelumi
Drumbeats, The voice of the silent gods. Papa is still without, digging trenches And mama fried akara balls At the village outskirt. The insistent pounding of the drum Caused my...
A NEW DIVIDE by Efe Ogufere
If i use filter on my broken heart Would you double click it on Instagram? Who replaced affections with emojis? Just let it go and hold on tight, she said....
DREAMS a sonnet by Ogechukwu Emmanuel Samuel
Were I to sing of little cupid's snare, The spiky net which traps my helpless heart, I'd sing of nature's setless sun - the flare From it which sends ray-darts...
SON, FATHER AND MOTHER by Ndukwo Kalu Ugah
When I was born I placed a new salt of life to my home At least,the flattery were gone And the native joy comes home Like visions in a dream...
BURNING CANDLES by Ogechukwu Emmanuel Samuel
The candles of your love Cannot be quenched, They burn brighter in my heart, I dream of you, I can't help myself. The moon cringes in shame At the brightness...
WORDS SAY NO MORE by Eziudo Michael Nwachukwu
I am here and there you are In gestures my hands stretched yet touch you not And loads are there to infer to you And I spoke mildly, noisily and...
FRIEND INDEED by Olabusayo Ajayi Hammed
I wait; like night waiter, waiting for new dawn. Then I let months swallow my plight, and await her embrace not anymore.... I sleep in a room where her portrait...
THE FOLLY OF EVERYTHING: RISE TODAY by Kanyinsola Olorunnisola
The fire in her eyes seared my soul coal-black, Heaves of despair slouched her small, scrawny back, Engraved on her spirit was a weary lonely lack. For the first time,...
LOVE REMEMBRANCE by Francis Annagu
We shall meet again, When the sorrel rivers Dried up in the mouth Of Daura sun, while You bout-time, thrashing, Under the Watermelon tree, Thrashing wheat of thousand sweetness, We...