GREEN LIBYAN by Victor Igiri
How can the flower blossom when the Garden ebbs in cancer? Who will notice our tears in dark rains to restore? ...and whose hands will saviour who dines unsublime? Today...
REDEMPTION by Chinemerem Ikeogu
A solemn pledge A vow to break every hedge To smash the fetters that have restrained our progress To loosen the shackles that have made us grow less To halt...
ENDANGERED SPECIE by Emeyazia Iwediokpulu Chukwudi
The darker your skin The more suspicious you become I remember vividly while germinating They said the Devil is black. As if that isn't satisfactory They came up with... Black-Panther,Black-Box,Black-Maria,...
ARISE O COMPATRIOT by Ojo Adewale Iyanda
Arise o compatriot Arise o compatriot Fate has been engrave On the sand Rain can wash the path Wind may change all Change is inevitable Can speak without voice Change...
I RISE AND PRAY
I rise and pray for green-white-green To be free from flaws, from top to bottom To unite in progress and not in regret To flag on the credible as public...
WAVE YOUR BANNER
[caption id="attachment_8496" align="aligncenter" width="374"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Wave Your Banner][/caption]Though all men are created equally Some stood differently And fought For democracy’s sake they died So I salute them I salute the...
THE GHOSTS
[caption id="attachment_5282" align="aligncenter" width="342"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Ghosts][/caption]The ghosts are not only the cabals threatening to slice the fabric of their nation, The ghosts are also those who drink wine in...
YOU ARE LIFE AND DEATH TO ME
[caption id="attachment_5063" align="aligncenter" width="373"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [You Are Life And Death To Me][/caption]In this blank world, no other love I see Nigeria, my dear, my own, You alone, none else, I...
ARE WE LIBERATED
[caption id="attachment_4185" align="aligncenter" width="417"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Are We Liberated?][/caption]The rulers’ hearts lack humanity Forecasting the future, they tell stories That leave us hoping for better days But the promises fail and...
BRAIN DRAIN
[caption id="attachment_4073" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Brain Drain][/caption]He sat on a pile of books, Lucubrated wrinkles cracked his looks, Geometry's jugular, he clutched in a vice grip, And a crowd of...