I GAVE MYSELF AWAY…
[caption id="attachment_9600" align="aligncenter" width="365"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Gave Myself Away][/caption]I gave myself away in your cold arms where I felt no warmth in your cold arms where I felt no harm...
GREAT HAIKU MOMENTS
[caption id="attachment_9599" align="aligncenter" width="375"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Great Haiku Moments][/caption] I. Ticking strokes excites New beginnings Moonlight dims II. Last day of the year Limps off Old ties passing III. (Mirror Haiku)...
WE SHOOK THE EARTH
[caption id="attachment_9609" align="aligncenter" width="401"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [We Shook The Earth][/caption]We struck the earth with stainless deW. Emperors drawn swords, but we versed their wrath to fleE. Samson boasted of strength; but...
TWIN’S TALE: A CONVERSATION
[caption id="attachment_9610" align="aligncenter" width="393"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Twin's Tale][/caption] Kenny: He exited fast Through the back door Taiwo, did you see him? I never saw his shoes! Taiwo: He left before I...
TINY DETAILS
[caption id="attachment_9587" align="aligncenter" width="394"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Tiny Details][/caption] Open your eyes And you will see That in all "eyes" You can find "see" That says "yes" Crossing the "t" And dotting...
WE SHALL LEAVE…
[caption id="attachment_9583" align="aligncenter" width="438"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [We Shall Leave...][/caption] We shall leave with a backpack of deeds We shall leave for our loved ones, a heart full of grief We shall...
WHO WANTS LEMONS?
[caption id="attachment_9577" align="aligncenter" width="437"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Who Wants Lemons?][/caption] You were raised on lemons, For Life's malicious demons Would not let oranges grow: Killed Papa's plants, every row! Your mother made...
MAMA
[caption id="attachment_9567" align="aligncenter" width="402"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Mama][/caption] Mama! The Black woman Pride of the black soil On the lines of my arms Beneath the shadow of my life You have written...
CORRUPTION
[caption id="attachment_9564" align="aligncenter" width="381"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Corruption][/caption]A wound in the heart A scar in the moisturizing skin A fire that turns log to ashes Corruption, Like a broken glass Scattered on...
A GHAZAL FOR ZANELE
[caption id="attachment_5060" align="aligncenter" width="393"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [A Ghazal For Zanele][/caption]Someone please take this message to Zanele "The family wants you back oh! Zanele" A budding star in her own respect I...