I KNOW A PLACE
[caption id="attachment_1673" align="aligncenter" width="259"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry[/caption] I know a place- Where Camels prance and tumble through the eye Of blunt needles and none asks how or why. But all know. They...
BROS OBAMA (Obama victory ramblings)
[caption id="attachment_1665" align="aligncenter" width="300"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry[/caption] Bros Obama, You have made us proud And our heads are high As we celebrate. Bros Obama, It has been a long walk, A path...
FOR THE SERVICE OF MANKIND! (for gallant soldiers and their families)
[caption id="attachment_1660" align="aligncenter" width="223"] For The Service Of Mankind[/caption] Before or even after he signed For better or worse, you had in mind. ... You signed only to serve, As...
THE DOORWAYS (on making Life’s choices)
[caption id="attachment_1654" align="aligncenter" width="227"] The Doorways[/caption] Upon hills And valleys of bleeding thoughts, Are door-ways unseen! Two paths to take; Our shadows grieved with fading joy In the template of...
RICHLY POOR (by Chikatito Jones)
[caption id="attachment_1643" align="aligncenter" width="276"] Richly Poor[/caption] I see them, Walking along the hem, Of our paved roads, In droves and hordes, Richly garbed in caftans, Outstretched cups and pans, Faces...
OBAMA (a victory poem of sorts)
[caption id="attachment_1634" align="aligncenter" width="292"] Obama![/caption] Only those who believe In their dreams of dark nights Can the laurel of victory receive. ... Bring out the drums And beat a tune...
LOVE?! (for Gerri)
[caption id="attachment_1625" align="aligncenter" width="234"] Love?![/caption] Is this love? Wanting What is taunting; Hoping For what is eloping; Facing What is effacing; Seeking What may sicken? I do not know. Still,...
WINKING IN THE DARK (of life and politics)
[caption id="attachment_1621" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Winking In The Dark[/caption] I. Blinded by their greed, They plundered their land Until it became smelly debris…! Loud echoes resound from a long dead present,...
RICH GIRL, POOR BOY (loving against the world)
[caption id="attachment_1616" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Rich Boy, Poor Girl[/caption] Come, my love, my nighttime soul mate. I will wait for you in the darkened places, Where prying eyes suffer blindness, Where...
THE NOTE ‘MI’ (a political lament) by Oku-ola Abiola Paul
[caption id="attachment_1611" align="aligncenter" width="270"] The Note MI[/caption] The note mi Brought out the song in me: A song of freedom For the sons of the kingdom Who live as slaves...