Tag: <span>Poetry</span>

POETRY

TO MY UNBORN by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

Oku-ola Abiola PaulSeptember 7, 2013August 28, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7319" align="aligncenter" width="372"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [To My Unborn][/caption]Please come quickly Mummy awaits you Daily she prays fervently That her dream, of you, comes through Do not delay Mummy is so...

POETRY

ON BENDED KNEES I PAY HOMAGE

Words Rhymes & RhythmSeptember 7, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7314" align="aligncenter" width="359"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [On Bended Knees I Pay Homage][/caption]The sight of dawn stares happinessIn the belly of the farmerDusk brings the hunter joy beyond compareÀṣàkẹ́ ẹlẹ́yinjúẹgẹ́The radiance of...

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TO WHOM SHOULD WE TURN

Words Rhymes & RhythmSeptember 6, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7320" align="aligncenter" width="430"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [To Whom Should We Turn][/caption]Spills of gunshots and flows of blood Were all we heard and all we saw Of brothers, now dead and gone...

POETRY

RAINBOWS IN THE SHADES

Words Rhymes & RhythmSeptember 6, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7315" align="aligncenter" width="446"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Rainbow In The Shades][/caption]Can you predict in which form the cloud will appear? No, my dear. Though the sun will always rise, Can you predict...

POETRY

UNWRITTEN LOVER

Words Rhymes & RhythmSeptember 6, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7322" align="aligncenter" width="390"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Unwritten Lover][/caption]A minute ago I came from the well Where cheeks were swelling Eyes bright with gladness For a glimpse, a second, I watched Your...

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A STUDENT NEEDS A STEADY MIND

Words Rhymes & RhythmSeptember 5, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7309" align="aligncenter" width="343"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [A Student Needs A Steady Mind][/caption]A student needs a steady mind to cope Psychologically balanced to carry on For days my academics had stood still...

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UNASSAILABLE FAITH

Oppong Clifford BenjaminSeptember 5, 2013August 26, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7321" align="aligncenter" width="425"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Unassailable Faith][/caption]Let the sky fall and crumble We remain in the rumble In the teeth of death, we won't grumble Come flying arrows, no tumble...

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ECHOES

Words Rhymes & RhythmSeptember 5, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7312" align="aligncenter" width="411"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Echoes][/caption]Peace! Peace! Peace! The voice of the strange Echoes in the dark Blank faces They grope in the dark In search of invincible peace A...

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WHAT KIND OF A MAN

Words Rhymes & RhythmSeptember 4, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7323" align="aligncenter" width="420"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [What Kind Of Man][/caption]I dwell in a garden, so green With colourful roses In full bloom Oh! These weeds! They grow thick and thick Till...

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SOMETIMES

Words Rhymes & RhythmSeptember 4, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_7316" align="aligncenter" width="427"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Sometimes][/caption]Sometimes, I have to stay and wonder about life How we travel without knowing How we struggle but still succumb to fate blowing Sometimes, I...

Tag: Poetry

TO MY UNBORN by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

ON BENDED KNEES I PAY HOMAGE

TO WHOM SHOULD WE TURN

RAINBOWS IN THE SHADES

UNWRITTEN LOVER

A STUDENT NEEDS A STEADY MIND

UNASSAILABLE FAITH

ECHOES

WHAT KIND OF A MAN

SOMETIMES

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