Tag: <span>poem</span>

POETRY

I BOUGHT HIS THOUGHT

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 10, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_5684" align="aligncenter" width="340"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Bought His Thought][/caption]Caught in the midlands of words in my head, Thoughts like a cry you hear at night, so clear, The knowledge of...

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HUNGRY CHILD

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 10, 2013July 16, 2017

[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...

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THE HOLY SERENITY

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 9, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_5676" align="aligncenter" width="344"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Holy Serenity][/caption]Upon the crimson-brick spire: Rooted, and to heaven; a cross Voices of singers raising higher Nonchalant hearts, sanctified cross. Purified waters set every...

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THE SILENT VOICE

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 9, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_5665" align="aligncenter" width="344"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Silent Voice][/caption]Calm, constant and compelling The voice beckons Sometimes confrontational Sometimes comforting It conveys the message Whether at dawn or dusk The voice compels...

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I FEEL NO SHAME

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 8, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_5589" align="aligncenter" width="344"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Feel No Shame][/caption]Why have you shut your eyes against your old culture? Does my iro and buba not do me well than your ‘mini-gown’?...

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IBADAN MAN

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 8, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_5590" align="aligncenter" width="344"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Ibadan Man][/caption]This town makes him, the people make him, his attitude, his real inheritance. Identity all over him, tribal marks all over him that’s his...

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KAGORO ROCKS

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 8, 2013July 16, 2017

[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...

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SWITCHING ALLEGIANCE

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 7, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_5600" align="aligncenter" width="320"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Switching Allegiance][/caption]Better tell a truth to make me weep Than tell a lie to make me smile Let me understand who I am To fathom...

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VOTER’S CURSE

Adedayo Adeyemi AgarauJune 7, 2013August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_5604" align="aligncenter" width="322"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Voter's Curse][/caption]Under angry sun,we stood to vote you inin scattered lanes.Lips dipped in honey bottles;you used them brilliantly,stole our heart with your liesenchanted us with...

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A LONER’S PLEA

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 6, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_5594" align="aligncenter" width="344"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [A Loner's Plea][/caption]Needing a friend who dares Who dares to know my fears What I think and how l feel One to brace me up,...

Tag: poem

I BOUGHT HIS THOUGHT

HUNGRY CHILD

THE HOLY SERENITY

THE SILENT VOICE

I FEEL NO SHAME

IBADAN MAN

KAGORO ROCKS

SWITCHING ALLEGIANCE

VOTER’S CURSE

A LONER’S PLEA

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