Tag: <span>War</span>

POETRY

MY HEART BLEEDS! (a lament for Nigeria)

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 14, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1772" align="aligncenter" width="350"] My Heart Bleeds For Nigeria![/caption] Sitting at the feet of Sahara, Watching my tales by the moonlight… Black but gold I am: I toiled and ploughed...

POETRY

REMINISCENCE (for Saro Wiwa)

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 11, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1720" align="aligncenter" width="203"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry[/caption] The rope dangled His lifeless-body danced The executioner laughed The heavens shut eyes! Outside, we opened hands Pleading for his life and his friends' We...

POETRY

FOR THE SERVICE OF MANKIND! (for gallant soldiers and their families)

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 8, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1660" align="aligncenter" width="223"] For The Service Of Mankind[/caption] Before or even after he signed For better or worse, you had in mind. ... You signed only to serve, As...

POETRY

THIS WICKED FLOOD

Words Rhymes & RhythmNovember 3, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1580" align="aligncenter" width="300"] This Wicked Flood[/caption] Must we at the temple’s hill Hear the preacher’s talk “You must each other kill And even their children you must stalk!” Shan’t...

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ORPHANS (for the victims of war by Erayan Daniel)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 24, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1379" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Orphans Of War[/caption] Our lives, You tore like a paper sheet. Our parents, You murdered in a heartbeat. We hoped To take our dreams higher. Along...

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TEARS FOR THE DEAD

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 24, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1361" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Tears For The Dead[/caption]My face is wet and I know not yet whether it is rain or tearsMy heart beats with spasmodic feats.Is it anticipation or...

POETRY

STENCH IN THE NOSE OF GOD

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 21, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1301" align="aligncenter" width="240"] Stench In The Nose Of God[/caption] The murder of mother earth; shedding of blood Is but a breathing stench in the nose of God! Man against...

POETRY

I WEEP (a social lament by Signor Kanji De Gataua)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 19, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1250" align="aligncenter" width="233"] I Weep[/caption] I weep season after season, my wails and sobs are heartbreaking, they rock my body and it shudders. I lament for the human race,...

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BELOVED! (for the Aluu four by Moses Opara)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 13, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1100" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Beloved![/caption] They faded away like shooting stars And vanished to the paradise of 'forever gone', Leaving behind a legacy For chicks to uphold as they grow....

POETRY

YOU ARE BEASTS, WHERE ARE THE HUMANS? (by Arc Ani Onyedikachi Michael Jr.)

Words Rhymes & RhythmOctober 13, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1086" align="aligncenter" width="244"] You Are Beasts, Where Are The Humans?[/caption] The death of a conscience birthed this gory scene, So hellish brutality, our eyes have never seen. Worse than...

Tag: War

MY HEART BLEEDS! (a lament for Nigeria)

REMINISCENCE (for Saro Wiwa)

FOR THE SERVICE OF MANKIND! (for gallant soldiers and their families)

THIS WICKED FLOOD

ORPHANS (for the victims of war by Erayan Daniel)

TEARS FOR THE DEAD

STENCH IN THE NOSE OF GOD

I WEEP (a social lament by Signor Kanji De Gataua)

BELOVED! (for the Aluu four by Moses Opara)

YOU ARE BEASTS, WHERE ARE THE HUMANS? (by Arc Ani Onyedikachi Michael Jr.)

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