WE TILL THE SOIL
[caption id="attachment_5906" align="aligncenter" width="379"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [We Till The Soil][/caption]It is dawn again, for clearing. At noon we go to rest, By dusk we wait on tears. It is time we...
THE ROAD TO JOS
[caption id="attachment_5905" align="aligncenter" width="364"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Road To Jos][/caption]Kaduna is not too far from Niger, knobby trees and rotund reefs bind them. Kaduna is not far from Abuja at all,...
HUNGRY CHILD
[caption id="attachment_5683" align="aligncenter" width="330"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Hungry Child][/caption]He lies on the ground Scorched by the Sun Sucking at his dry tongue, Pinching the sores that had almost dried A swarm of...
THE GODS ARE NOT WISE
[caption id="attachment_5675" align="aligncenter" width="337"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The gods Are Not Wise][/caption]The gods are not wise: When men give the gods kola, They end up eating it themselves. None of the lobes...
THE BITTER LEAF TREE
[caption id="attachment_5601" align="aligncenter" width="382"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Bitter Leaf Tree][/caption]Once the largest plant in the orchardSprouting slowly in glowing growth Timely trimmings by Mama Ezinne Kept the hedges within approved heightOh!...
KAGORO ROCKS
[caption id="attachment_5591" align="aligncenter" width="382"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Kagoro Rocks][/caption]Kagoro rocks bade me "welcome!" Vast volcanic domes on algal blooms, skies bluish grey, cryptic pedestal of Kintata. The hills suspended at the jaws...
WISER THAN SOLOMON
[caption id="attachment_5508" align="aligncenter" width="338"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Wiser Than Solomon][/caption]We are wise Wiser than Solomon So we cooked plenty lies To make it all look common First we plucked animals teeth Then...
MANY MILES TO PEACE
[caption id="attachment_5500" align="aligncenter" width="340"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Many Miles To Peace][/caption]Is there a land of no violence? A constant stillness; from far you hear its silence. A land of quiet beauty, No...
QUEEN OF THE SEASON
[caption id="attachment_5441" align="aligncenter" width="378"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Queen Of The Season][/caption]Here she comes...With her ever charming smile. A smile, bright enough to earn her the world and none will dare complain...She is...
LET IT RAIN
[caption id="attachment_5442" align="aligncenter" width="382"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Let It Rain][/caption]Let it rain on the drought-shrouded terrains Let it rain on the meadow and her grains For the 'ember' stare of the bridled...