Tag: <span>verseup</span>

POETRY

BLACK AND BLUE

Words Rhymes & RhythmJuly 12, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11578" align="aligncenter" width="364"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [BLACK AND BLUE][/caption]First punch August visitor, never expected Oh baby I’m sorry he gushed There will be no more she thought Second punch He said...

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WHO COULD HAVE KNOWN?

Words Rhymes & RhythmJune 3, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_11169" align="aligncenter" width="332"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Who Could Have Known][/caption] Who could have known? That darkness could hide beneath light She was a hypocrite to moods and feelings Its painful moods...

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OMO OLOSAN 1

Adedayo Adeyemi AgarauFebruary 15, 2014August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10119" align="aligncenter" width="421"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Omo Olosan][/caption]One evening I sat amidst the gossiping winds Reading the dailies Sweet voices come calling From a distance, 'Oyin ladun osan' (The orange’s sweetness...

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CONJUGAL RAPE

Words Rhymes & RhythmDecember 28, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9420" align="aligncenter" width="376"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Conjugal Rape][/caption]Get down to the bed And let me make you red After all I've paid the dowry It's time to pay yours Off with...

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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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A BROKEN REED

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 27, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_9008" align="aligncenter" width="394"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [A Broken Reed][/caption]“Your eyes twinkles Your hair scents You are my earth You are my moon You are my sun” He will say again “I...

POETRY

BROKEN (a triolet)

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 18, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_8868" align="aligncenter" width="395"] www.facebok.com/WRRPoetry [Broken][/caption]She took death pills while counting her curses. A brutal husband and a barren womb... Her disconsolate heart, grave grief, nurses. She took death pills....

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IN PAIN

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 12, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_8779" align="aligncenter" width="396"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [In Pain][/caption]Merry, they shatter my cherry The same cherry I had denied The prince I love and cherish! "Let's wait till our wedding night" Now...

POETRY

RARE LOVE

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 7, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_8668" align="aligncenter" width="387"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Rare Love][/caption] Her love Is blessed from above Her word Decries my shabby mood Her presence Changes my monotonous mood She built me a palace...

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WHO SAYS?

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 7, 2013July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_8669" align="aligncenter" width="415"] Who Says[/caption] For real she got the fruit It's no doubt he had it from her But for sure he took a bite Of himself and...

Tag: verseup

BLACK AND BLUE

WHO COULD HAVE KNOWN?

OMO OLOSAN 1

CONJUGAL RAPE

IS DAD GOD?

A BROKEN REED

BROKEN (a triolet)

IN PAIN

RARE LOVE

WHO SAYS?

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