Tag: <span>Poetry</span>

POETRY

I AM JUST A PASSERBY (Madu Chisom Kingdavid)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 13, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1098" align="aligncenter" width="300"] I Am Just A Passerby[/caption] I am just a passerby... I saw people of Aluu Strip them bare like Anini, Hammering fists and woods on them!...

POETRY

BELOVED! (for the Aluu four by Moses Opara)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 13, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1100" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Beloved![/caption] They faded away like shooting stars And vanished to the paradise of 'forever gone', Leaving behind a legacy For chicks to uphold as they grow....

POETRY

YOU ARE BEASTS, WHERE ARE THE HUMANS? (by Arc Ani Onyedikachi Michael Jr.)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 13, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1086" align="aligncenter" width="244"] You Are Beasts, Where Are The Humans?[/caption] The death of a conscience birthed this gory scene, So hellish brutality, our eyes have never seen. Worse than...

POETRY

MEN OR BEASTS?

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 12, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="354"] ..Men or Beasts?[/caption] What have we become, we sons of men, Now that we've made of Earth a killing den? The lion kills to put meat...

POETRY

PATH TO BLOOM (a nature poem by Francis Achonu Egu)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 12, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="384"] 4RAN6 Francis Achonu Egu[/caption] Path to Bloom Close to our window Lived a tall tree Front of our house Her leaves littered It looked old and...

POETRY

ALUU: THE ABOMINATION YOU DID! (by Uchechukwu Ekwurekwu Obiakor)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 11, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1045" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The Abomination You Did[/caption] Aluu! Just like your name, You've done abomination. Your veins are filled with wickedness And death speaks through your lips. Aluu! You...

POETRY

NAKED WOMAN, BLACK WOMAN (a chant by Madu Chisom Kingdavid)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 10, 2012July 22, 2017

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="353"] Naked Woman, Black Woman[/caption] Naked Woman, Black Woman Charcoal-colored mid-wife of the newborn sun; Symphonic spumes of Cuanza rippling on the eyeballs of crocodiles And the adder of...

POETRY

TALES BY MOONLIGHT (a Nigerian satire by Eyo Justice Ellis)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 10, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1001" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Tales by Moonlight[/caption] Do not steal; Else you'll get ill And be beaten with a goad - A rebuke from God. Do not lie Always tell...

POETRY

LIVE…

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 9, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Live...[/caption] Today you are alive For a special purpose. To achieve it, strive! He that gives you breath Will guide you through; There's no reason to...

POETRY

TIME BOMBS BENEATH OUR PILLOWS (by Surhdique Adeogun)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 8, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_965" align="aligncenter" width="240"] Time Bomb Beneath Our Pillows[/caption] I laid quietly in bed When it detonated – The soul sniffing device. I heard their screams – my neighbors From...

Tag: Poetry

I AM JUST A PASSERBY (Madu Chisom Kingdavid)

BELOVED! (for the Aluu four by Moses Opara)

YOU ARE BEASTS, WHERE ARE THE HUMANS? (by Arc Ani Onyedikachi Michael Jr.)

MEN OR BEASTS?

PATH TO BLOOM (a nature poem by Francis Achonu Egu)

ALUU: THE ABOMINATION YOU DID! (by Uchechukwu Ekwurekwu Obiakor)

NAKED WOMAN, BLACK WOMAN (a chant by Madu Chisom Kingdavid)

TALES BY MOONLIGHT (a Nigerian satire by Eyo Justice Ellis)

LIVE…

TIME BOMBS BENEATH OUR PILLOWS (by Surhdique Adeogun)

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