I listen carefully; This melody is a soothing song on the lips of a whirlwind, And a banquet of festival for sands, branches, and leafs each to its own swirl, dancing fiercely in the ire of a storm. Drumbeat of thunderclaps parades the eyes of a sober cloud sending fort teardrops that takes shelter on… Continue reading A FAMILIAR SONG by Awoniyi Rasheed Olajide
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FOR AN UNSUNG HEROINE by Theophilus Femi Alawonde
for Lois .I. Alawonde, a multi-talented teen, who died of an unknown sickness, on the 11th of September, 2012. I write this as a song, for an heroine, unsung. She had uncommon talents, she was heavenly sent. She could beautifully sing, draw, design, she could do all without a flaw. Her character is what made… Continue reading FOR AN UNSUNG HEROINE by Theophilus Femi Alawonde
THE RIVER TOO DRINKS
Frimpomah sits at the bank of Ankobra Eyes feeding the river with tears And Ankobra drinks with no fears Frimpomah sings a dirge “You them boys swimming You them girls fetching You them women washing If you see my mother Tell her I wait for her body.” “You them boys swimming You them girls fetching… Continue reading THE RIVER TOO DRINKS
SON, DADDY IS NO MORE
Caught between a smile and a teardrop Unforgettable thought collides with emotion evoking nostalgia But it’s in the here and now that I’ve got to say’ Son, Daddy is no more! Two seconds of smiles and two minutes of tears Reality is crushing and truth merciless This void so deep, with no remedy for shattered… Continue reading SON, DADDY IS NO MORE
GRAVE SIDE
The morning after he was buried I stood alone beside the grave Breeze softly romancing my cheeks Smell of moist earth filled my nose I was deeply lost in thought Her tenant was a friend Muted in the morning of his career By a drunk behind the wheel Killed also were his unplanted seeds Impairing… Continue reading GRAVE SIDE
THE UNSUNG HEROES
Like an offlight to a rhapsody The masses were shedding over subsidy Strangulating the necks of the needy A celebration of land mark by the greedy! What a pity! A deluge of blood filled the city In the process of driving home the masses hope Ubiquitous death won their promising souls I feel this pain… Continue reading THE UNSUNG HEROES
TRIBUTE TO AN ICON
Glory rests on the shores of history Dark dust to the scattered trails of misery Burning in tots, death knocks at the door Smiling with tears, in its paled scaling fur Darkness forms around the storm Shielding the sad mildness of dust reformed. Timid hue in a cloud of mist Forms the globules in a… Continue reading TRIBUTE TO AN ICON
NNE, LAHU N’UDO
To the Clutches of death, I ask why? To its receding tentacles, I ask why? Why snatch this precious Gem so? And tears you leave for us to sow? Death! You leave us in pain as we remember her. She was a mother amongst mothers, She was a grandmother and great grandmother, Many were the… Continue reading NNE, LAHU N’UDO
FALLEN STAR (for Chinua Achebe)
Things fall apart, the centre can no longer hold The living embers in the hearth have grown cold The Lion on the rock has gone beneath An Eagle has fallen by the Grim Teeth Petals of our Pride in frost lay Threnodies travel with the One on the Lost’s Way In cornucopias our wails abound… Continue reading FALLEN STAR (for Chinua Achebe)
HOME AT LAST
His hands were extended to lead you home Like a cheerful little child, you took it; And left the world Our hearts you wet with joyfulness, Now like vapor you vanish…. I picture you in white Amongst the angels Savouring in His radiance, Dancing thru heaven’s gate Though I cry Yet I rejoice for you,… Continue reading HOME AT LAST