Tag: <span>Poetry</span>

POETRY

FAREWELL TO FREEDOM

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 17, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9238" align="aligncenter" width="358"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Farewell To Freedom][/caption]I’ve heard them say farewell to Arms But they seek peace Now it is ‘farewell to freedom!’ Hope she comes back to our...

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ELEGY TO A BELOVED

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 16, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9237" align="aligncenter" width="425"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Elegy to A Beloved][/caption]Lioness you were, when the leopards raged Thrusting your love - no will to be revenged Bare-chested, you took the bullets of...

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TEARS OF MOTHERHOOD

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 16, 2013July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9242" align="aligncenter" width="357"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Tears Of Motherhood][/caption]I spit... Sitting down in helpless surrender My glorious plumage applundered I watch my captors, predators of all sorts I spit... Yes indeed...

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JUST SAY I DO

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 16, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9240" align="aligncenter" width="371"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Just Say I Do][/caption]our shivering hands clove one to anotherhearts pounding in the furnacethat crafted our names on graven tilesI searched my white eyes in...

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HER VIRGINITY

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 14, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9206" align="aligncenter" width="382"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Her Virginity][/caption]Once upon a time, our sister knew no man – a virgin Until the day gigantic penises snuck into the story Hungry lions, they...

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IS DAD GOD?

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 14, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9208" align="aligncenter" width="411"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Is Dad God?][/caption]He rules us – a fiery beast Supreme! Unquestionable fist He says he knows what’s best for all Through winter, summer, spring and...

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I’LL DO ANYTHING TO MAKE HER STAY

Oku-ola Abiola PaulDecember 13, 2013August 28, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9207" align="aligncenter" width="365"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I'll Do Anything TO Make Her Stay][/caption]“What did you eat?” ''I ate rice'' I'll say Though it's garri that fills my inner pit ...I'll do...

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THE SONG OF A STREET CHILD

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 13, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9210" align="aligncenter" width="400"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Song Of Street Child][/caption]Condemned to life in the streets Forced to stand on my feet I make my home in urban slums And find...

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WHEN EARTH SPEAKS

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 13, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9211" align="aligncenter" width="386"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [When Earth Speaks][/caption]I've seen it all came alive from the very first break of light and words Said this oak to his descendants borne from...

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THE POET SPEAKS

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 12, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9195" align="aligncenter" width="457"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Poet Speaks][/caption]These pages I found without breath Cold and listless like dying patients struggling for air With the blood of my imagination I brought...

Tag: Poetry

FAREWELL TO FREEDOM

ELEGY TO A BELOVED

TEARS OF MOTHERHOOD

JUST SAY I DO

HER VIRGINITY

IS DAD GOD?

I’LL DO ANYTHING TO MAKE HER STAY

THE SONG OF A STREET CHILD

WHEN EARTH SPEAKS

THE POET SPEAKS

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