Tag: <span>poem</span>

POETRY

FALLEN STAR (for Chinua Achebe)

Words Rhymes & RhythmApril 1, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4589" align="aligncenter" width="382"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Fallen Star[/caption]Things fall apart, the centre can no longer hold The living embers in the hearth have grown cold The Lion on the rock has...

POETRY

MY HAND-OVER NOTE by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

Oku-ola Abiola PaulApril 1, 2013August 28, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4602" align="aligncenter" width="407"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [My Handover Note][/caption]I came into your life for a reason Now it's the end of my season And I must leave For you to continue...

POETRY

O FELIX CULPA

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 31, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4571" align="aligncenter" width="384"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [O Felix Culpa][/caption]Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Christ is risen from the dead, He has broken Satan's chain And lives again our glorious head, No one need...

POETRY

RUNNING THE WORLD WHILE OUR HOMES BURN

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 30, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4475" align="aligncenter" width="370"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Running The World While Our Homes Burn][/caption]Look how nifty our rounded bottom have settled On great seats of Beech and Oaks Running the world while...

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THE LAST SONG (by Chief Femi Fani-Kayode)

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 29, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4564" align="aligncenter" width="424"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Last Song][/caption]Villa Love Love, Cannes, Juanes Le Paine, Nice and Super Cannes. Summer of '82 in the South of France and then on to...

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BLACK CANDLES

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 29, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4462" align="aligncenter" width="423"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Black Candles][/caption]Love with so short a memory I see it flicker and die And I shed solid tears As compliment of feelings Like a candle...

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KINDNESS KNOWS NO TRIBE

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 29, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4468" align="aligncenter" width="371"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Kindness Knows No Tribe][/caption]You waved to me with teary eye But I could not come so fast, Though you still stood by In lack of...

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TOO LONG A NIGHT

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 28, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4477" align="aligncenter" width="394"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Too Long A Night][/caption]Heavy eyes beckons sleep, But long gone is sleep; No slumber for a heavy heart. The darkness of night lengthens, Stretches the...

POETRY

HOME AT LAST

Kingsley U. AyistarMarch 28, 2013September 2, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4467" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Home At Last][/caption]His hands were extended to lead you home Like a cheerful little child, you took it; And left the world Our hearts you...

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ERIATA ORIBHABOR @ 50

Words Rhymes & RhythmMarch 27, 2013August 3, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4559" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Eriata Oribhabor Turns 50][/caption]We are pleased to announce that our patron, Eriata Oribhabor turns 50 on 19th April, 2013. As part of activities to mark...

Tag: poem

FALLEN STAR (for Chinua Achebe)

MY HAND-OVER NOTE by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

O FELIX CULPA

RUNNING THE WORLD WHILE OUR HOMES BURN

THE LAST SONG (by Chief Femi Fani-Kayode)

BLACK CANDLES

TOO LONG A NIGHT

HOME AT LAST

ERIATA ORIBHABOR @ 50

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