Month: <span>March 2014</span>

POETRY

THE WORLD TAUGHT ME

Staff WriterMarch 28, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10724" align="aligncenter" width="416"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The World Taught Me][/caption]Just a dot among a legion I seek nothing but a place Either among rulers at the palace Or among religious scions...

POETRY

BRIDE PRICE by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

Oku-ola Abiola PaulMarch 28, 2014August 28, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10725" align="aligncenter" width="368"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Bride Price][/caption]25 litres of palm wine; two 10 rolls of Ankara, red and blue 50 tubers of yam One spotless ram ...Is your daughter for...

POETRY

THE GOOD, THE BAD by Dumejes Momalife

Staff WriterMarch 27, 2014July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10726" align="aligncenter" width="399"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Good, The Bad][/caption]Is evil good? Sunlight is planted on their path ''Nemesis will catch up with them'' And then, shall those the grim Haram-bombed...

POETRY

UPON HIS DEATH BED

Staff WriterMarch 27, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10727" align="aligncenter" width="400"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Upon His Death Bed][/caption]Come son, Come learn from my toothless gums The ancient secret of life And from my falling grey hairs The stark reality...

POETRY

IF I BE A POET, LET IT BE!

Staff WriterMarch 27, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10728" align="aligncenter" width="353"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [If I Be A Poet, Let It Be][/caption] (more…)

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A DROP IN THE OCEAN

Staff WriterMarch 26, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10729" align="aligncenter" width="407"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [A Drop In The Ocean][/caption]Surrounded by sputters In placid waters Lost are the feelings of qualms Replaced by showers like psalms Just in one titbit...

POETRY

MENTOR

Staff WriterMarch 26, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10730" align="aligncenter" width="367"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Mentor][/caption]Hairs of wisdom running down the beard of grace It's all gray I saw this legend Under umbrella feeling the breezy rain With accent of...

POETRY

GIVE ME THE FRIENDSHIP SEAT

Staff WriterMarch 26, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10731" align="aligncenter" width="374"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Give Me The Friendship Seat][/caption]Give me the friendship seat That I may sit and ask you questions Of your intimate needs and wants You chased...

POETRY

NIGERIA

Staff WriterMarch 25, 2014July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10692" align="aligncenter" width="433"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Nigeria][/caption]I saw Nigeria from a new light not the beautiful black woman with wonderful Earthen features that lured the snow folks into her green haven...

POETRY

I KNOW A BETTER SLUM

Staff WriterMarch 25, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10693" align="aligncenter" width="408"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Know A Better Slum][/caption]The cosmos is a slum Its inhabitants refine it Despite the raging storm Homo sapiens recreate it But I know a...

Month: March 2014

THE WORLD TAUGHT ME

BRIDE PRICE by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

THE GOOD, THE BAD by Dumejes Momalife

UPON HIS DEATH BED

IF I BE A POET, LET IT BE!

A DROP IN THE OCEAN

MENTOR

GIVE ME THE FRIENDSHIP SEAT

NIGERIA

I KNOW A BETTER SLUM

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