Tag: <span>Poetry</span>

POETRY

HELLO ANGEL

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 5, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_8008" align="aligncenter" width="389"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Hello Angel][/caption]Hello Angel The last time you checked I had the door shut against you; No food, no roof. The last time you checked You...

POETRY

COURAGE

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 4, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7983" align="aligncenter" width="330"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Courage][/caption]Let our misfortunes be a running water our courage borrow lava from the wild Volcano even though some of our rivers are destined to flow...

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GREATNESS TOO IS MEANT FOR YOU

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 4, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7985" align="aligncenter" width="343"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Greatness Too Is Meant For You][/caption]From earth, went forth, and back to earth The classic tale of any man 'Tis in-between that lights the heart And...

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IMPOSING POSITIVITY

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 3, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7978" align="aligncenter" width="335"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Imposing Positivity][/caption]See us looking gentleLike men getting faintOur life is all of a stammerIn a non-existent tomorrowWe are guiltyOf sins we have not committedThe mouths...

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I LOVE DEAD PEOPLE

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 3, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7918" align="aligncenter" width="297"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Love Dead People][/caption]Don't stand near a bucket As you might unwittingly kick it Don't put the blade in your pocket As it might end...

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SHAME OF A NATION

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 3, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7915" align="aligncenter" width="315"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Shame Of A Nation][/caption]I. We chased the eagles Out of their homes, converged There to our folly horn... Shame of a nation Dropping like waterfall...

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SIXTY-ONE FOR KENYA

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 2, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7916" align="aligncenter" width="322"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Sixty-One For Kenya][/caption]So another aurora emerges The sun has risen The birds chirp and warble While all sapiens stretch A whiff of mint on the...

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SETTING SUN (for Late Prof. Kofi Awoonor)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 2, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7914" align="aligncenter" width="370"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Setting Sun][/caption]It wasn't evening before the sun was missing. It wasn't dusk but the sun was gone. Who stole our source of only food? Who...

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DARK DAY

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 2, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7911" align="aligncenter" width="337"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Dark Day][/caption]The month of September Our good nation Kenya Terrorists came through helter They suddenly changed the weather Westgate Mall was their target Shooting spree...

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NIGERIA-IN-DEPENDENCE

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 1, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7913" align="aligncenter" width="337"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Nigeria-In-Dependence][/caption]Nigeria. Nigeria. Malaria. Pneumonia Boko. Haram. Jona. Athan Nigeria. Nigeria. Thieves in Power 'Herein is a Country!' Proclaimed Lugard Nurtured. Able-bodied. Now mature Yet. Abroad....

Tag: Poetry

HELLO ANGEL

COURAGE

GREATNESS TOO IS MEANT FOR YOU

IMPOSING POSITIVITY

I LOVE DEAD PEOPLE

SHAME OF A NATION

SIXTY-ONE FOR KENYA

SETTING SUN (for Late Prof. Kofi Awoonor)

DARK DAY

NIGERIA-IN-DEPENDENCE

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