Tag: <span>Parenthood</span>

POETRY

A MOTHER’S LAMENT

Alozor Michael IkechukwuFebruary 11, 2014August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10052" align="aligncenter" width="469"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [A Mother's Lament][/caption]My wilted breast did suckle you Your haven was my broken back Toiled day and night to comfort you With you strapped tightly...

POETRY

IN MY MOTHER’S ARMS

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 19, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4333" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [In My Mother's Arms][/caption]All I could hear was the tune of my cry In the subversive cold of the darkness, My hands went searching for...

POETRY

GOD GIVEN MA

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 19, 2013July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4330" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [God Given Ma][/caption]A virtuous woman I call a mother; The best amongst the best Pillar amongst pillars Mother in the market place Closest of all...

POETRY

YES OR NO?

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 5, 2013July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3573" align="aligncenter" width="430"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Yes Or No?][/caption]Never say "No"! I nod, this story I know Quite well, except the end. I ponder this as I lay in bed A...

POETRY

SHE WAS EIGHTY SEVEN

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 10, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3096" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [She Was Eighty Seven][/caption]Her quavering voice touched me; Said she was eighty seven And she stays on her own. She fought with cancer; He took...

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SPURTING SPREE

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 9, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3080" align="aligncenter" width="365"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Spurting Spree][/caption]A blood-filled surge prompts a spew, but odd timings saw all down her fleshy drain and I resumed with banged efforts and permutations and...

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EMERE (Daughter of the spiritual realm by Bada Yusuf Amoo)

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 9, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3079" align="aligncenter" width="395"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Emere][/caption]See her glow like a yellow moon See beauty dinning on her flawless skin Her straight legs caress the earth gently. See, her pointed nose,...

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QUARTERED

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 19, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2538" align="aligncenter" width="368"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Quartered][/caption]After birthing this fourth child Into your cold hands, O life! How much more tears would your jug take To allow for me a child...

POETRY

KIRIGINA

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 18, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2504" align="aligncenter" width="452"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Kirigina][/caption] Ekpein, my son, I once faltered on a palm High up there I almost passed I was dried like pond fish On the altar,...

POETRY

ACCURSED‏ (for kidnappers of Kanene Okonjo)

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 14, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2375" align="aligncenter" width="350"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Accursed][/caption]Woe to the womb that harbored you And the pair of breasts you sucked too! Cursed be the night that you were born And all...

Tag: Parenthood

A MOTHER’S LAMENT

IN MY MOTHER’S ARMS

GOD GIVEN MA

YES OR NO?

SHE WAS EIGHTY SEVEN

SPURTING SPREE

EMERE (Daughter of the spiritual realm by Bada Yusuf Amoo)

QUARTERED

KIRIGINA

ACCURSED‏ (for kidnappers of Kanene Okonjo)

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