Tag: <span>Poetry</span>

POETRY

OUR FATHERS

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 19, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3861" align="aligncenter" width="393"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Our Fathers][/caption]Our exalted fathers kissed the steel and made thousand crowns of chain upon their throttled necks from barns where their being beamed dim. Fetid...

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WOE TO THE KEEPER

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 19, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3843" align="aligncenter" width="422"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Woe To The Keeper][/caption]What cake do we have to eat When even the last of it is thrown to dogs We are crying for it...

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EVE STILL LIVES

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 19, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3833" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Eve Still Lives][/caption] Can a man take fire in his bosom and not be burnt? Can he step on hot coals and his feet not...

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DRUNKARD’S PARADISE

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 18, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3832" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Drunkard's Paradise][/caption]See the drunkard in a paradise of his own A paradise in which nothing is known A paradise where he trudges inside a bottle...

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LIVE MEAT TRADERS

Alozor Michael IkechukwuFebruary 18, 2013August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3835" align="aligncenter" width="405"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Live Meat Traders][/caption] The day's down a-winding For them it's just a-starting To homes people are retiring Their homes they are departing. Shaming their mothers,...

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THE OTHER SIDE

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 18, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3839" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Other Side][/caption]Amused by magic Chidera sunk her faith Her feather faith Beneath her wavy fate Buried in Baba's calabash Bought from 'ijebu ode' None...

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CRUCIFIXION

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 17, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3815" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Crucifixion][/caption]LORD how shall I own Thee dying on the cross For the world's redemption to redeem our loss? Where with thorns they crowned Thee, I...

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THERE IS A KING

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 17, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3816" align="aligncenter" width="395"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [There Is A King][/caption]There is a king robed in majesty and strength His robes are perfumed with myrrh There is a king who rides upon...

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TIME TO QUIT

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 17, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3817" align="aligncenter" width="446"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Time To Quit][/caption]When you tried to tame the tempest Turned from temper -tantrum Got tempted and tempered instead Turn around and tear the verdict. When...

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WHAT IS POETRY TO YOU?

Words Rhymes & RhythmFebruary 16, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3803" align="aligncenter" width="386"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [What Is Poetry?][/caption]"Poetry is a window into the soul of a person. It is like a rare painting, priceless, beautiful. And, yes, it does make...

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OUR FATHERS

WOE TO THE KEEPER

EVE STILL LIVES

DRUNKARD’S PARADISE

LIVE MEAT TRADERS

THE OTHER SIDE

CRUCIFIXION

THERE IS A KING

TIME TO QUIT

WHAT IS POETRY TO YOU?

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