Tag: <span>Love</span>

POETRY

RICHLY POOR (by Chikatito Jones)

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 7, 2012July 16, 2017

[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...

POETRY

LOVE?! (for Gerri)

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 7, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1625" align="aligncenter" width="234"] Love?![/caption] Is this love? Wanting What is taunting; Hoping For what is eloping; Facing What is effacing; Seeking What may sicken? I do not know. Still,...

POETRY

RICH GIRL, POOR BOY (loving against the world)

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 6, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1616" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Rich Boy, Poor Girl[/caption] Come, my love, my nighttime soul mate. I will wait for you in the darkened places, Where prying eyes suffer blindness, Where...

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

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

POETRY

SELFLESSNESS (a call to humanity by Jude Uchella)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 31, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1514" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Selflessness[/caption] There is an appointed place for you to be, a position that suits your personality. There is an office calling on you to man, a...

POETRY

LET CAUTION MEET WISDOM

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 27, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1452" align="aligncenter" width="214"] Let Caution Meet Wisdom[/caption] In your heart's Yet darkened alleys, Let wisdom meet caution. It is the drops of rain, Soft and formless That gives the...

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ORPHANS (for the victims of war by Erayan Daniel)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 24, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1379" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Orphans Of War[/caption] Our lives, You tore like a paper sheet. Our parents, You murdered in a heartbeat. We hoped To take our dreams higher. Along...

POETRY

IF YOU SHALL BE FREE

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 23, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1349" align="aligncenter" width="300"] If You Shall Be Free[/caption] Let your yes be yes And you’ll live many years. Not just the number of your days But the sureness of...

POETRY

SO NOW YOU CALL ME NAMES! (of politics, love and life by Jonathan Ezeanochie)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 23, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1339" align="aligncenter" width="300"] So Now You Call Me Names![/caption] So now you call me names And reckon me among the lame, That our people cannot tame? So now you...

Tag: Love

RICHLY POOR (by Chikatito Jones)

LOVE?! (for Gerri)

RICH GIRL, POOR BOY (loving against the world)

WOOING REBECCA [for Rebecca Effiong Okon who hates Poetry]

CONFLAGRATION (a pun)

SELFLESSNESS (a call to humanity by Jude Uchella)

LET CAUTION MEET WISDOM

ORPHANS (for the victims of war by Erayan Daniel)

IF YOU SHALL BE FREE

SO NOW YOU CALL ME NAMES! (of politics, love and life by Jonathan Ezeanochie)

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