Tag: <span>Sad</span>

POETRY

JOSTIFIED

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 14, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3130" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Jostified][/caption] I knew you back in the day; You were a haven for tourists The nation’s epitome of beauty The celebration of culture and values,...

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CIVILIAN TO POLICE

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 12, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3128" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Civilian To Police][/caption]Hey, unpretigious friend! You clad in dark uniformed attire, Glued to your gluttonous body like a bird to its feather! As you parade...

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THE AFTERMATH

Bankoke KolawoleJanuary 11, 2013August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3112" align="aligncenter" width="389"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Aftermath][/caption]The hips vibrate and hands clap As the legs clasp and unclasp To sweetened rhythms, sung On this day of extravagance. Hands wow even...

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SIX MEN RAPED A ROSE

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 11, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3111" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Six Men Raped A rose][/caption]Lankan army men raped Thamil girls They placed shells in the girls’ wombs! So many rivers have women names Yet there...

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SHE WAS EIGHTY SEVEN

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 10, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3096" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [She Was Eighty Seven][/caption]Her quavering voice touched me; Said she was eighty seven And she stays on her own. She fought with cancer; He took...

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OKONKO

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 10, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3095" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Okonko][/caption]At the market place, And the fireside, under, The Udara tree, I have seen them mock you, And worship your death. You, *Okonko, Public shamer,...

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LETTER TO MY MOTHERLAND

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 8, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3066" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Letter To My Motherland][/caption]Wake up my motherland! Your doze has turned into deep asleep On this bed of self-slavery! Now you snore, dreaming within a...

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SUITORS

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 8, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3060" align="aligncenter" width="462"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Suitors][/caption]“I love you quite dearly. I started loving you quite early. While my friends read math, I studied your birth…” “I promise to make you...

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ALONE IN A CROWDED WORLD

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 7, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3038" align="aligncenter" width="397"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Alone In A Crowded World][/caption]A moan in million's hush A groan in silent shush A loan shrouded in fraud ...Alone in a crowded world! Living...

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GREEN LANDS

Words Rhymes & RhythmJanuary 7, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3032" align="aligncenter" width="404"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Green Lands][/caption] I’ve watched the sun rise and set, morns and eves Its orange display would hold me captive Blissful breeze emanating from surrounding trees...

Tag: Sad

JOSTIFIED

CIVILIAN TO POLICE

THE AFTERMATH

SIX MEN RAPED A ROSE

SHE WAS EIGHTY SEVEN

OKONKO

LETTER TO MY MOTHERLAND

SUITORS

ALONE IN A CROWDED WORLD

GREEN LANDS

CỌ́N-SCÌÒ MAGAZINE: ‘BREATHE’ [ISSUE 5, VOL. 1 | JUN, 2025]

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