Year: <span>2014</span>

POETRY

WHY IS BOKO HARAM

Staff WriterFebruary 15, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10120" align="aligncenter" width="404"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Why Is Boko Haram][/caption]My heart is wailing I can’t think straight, I don’t understand this hate My hands are shaking, my legs are wobbling What...

POETRY

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...

POETRY

OMOTUGHELE

Staff WriterFebruary 14, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10097" align="aligncenter" width="427"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Omotughele][/caption]Omotughele Damsel from Ughele My Urhobo queen With beauty unparalleled Precious like gold Shining like a diamond You stand out in the village My gratitude...

POETRY

I ONCE LOVED A LADY

Staff WriterFebruary 14, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10096" align="aligncenter" width="407"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Once Loved A Lady][/caption]I once loved a lady Who loved me back On Christmas day On New year day On Valentine's day On Independence...

POETRY

VAL-ue-EN-d-TIME’s DAY

Staff WriterFebruary 14, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10100" align="aligncenter" width="386"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [VAL-ue-EN-d-TIME's DAY][/caption]And On that lovers day Many shall choose home to stay And avoid bills to pay And On that lovers night The dark of...

POETRY

SCARS

Staff WriterFebruary 14, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10098" align="aligncenter" width="383"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Scars][/caption]Years ago, someone told me “Take caution when it comes to love Because people create illusions In their ways, they hardly fail While yet alive,...

POETRY

SHE IS NOT PERFECT

Staff WriterFebruary 14, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10099" align="aligncenter" width="330"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [She Is Not Perfect][/caption]She is not perfect But her eyes stole the colours of rainbow They lights up my skies on happy days Parabolic beauty...

POETRY

LOST CHILDHOOD

Staff WriterFebruary 13, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10083" align="aligncenter" width="356"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Lost Childhood][/caption]I see them roaming daily in my neighbourhood children with childhood yanked off discarded like orange peels decorating our filthy streets Bit by bit...

POETRY

LAGOS NA GON-GON

Staff WriterFebruary 13, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10082" align="aligncenter" width="423"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Lagos Na Gon-Gon][/caption]Mai pipul A don land fo Lagos Di niu ples wia a go De vaibret. Mai pipul A don land fo Lagos Dem...

POETRY

ABACHA

Staff WriterFebruary 13, 2014July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_10081" align="aligncenter" width="407"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Abacha][/caption] Here in Yorubaland I meet Ifeoma who says she is Igbo NYSC brought us both to Western Nigeria She is so African, light skinned...

Year: 2014

WHY IS BOKO HARAM

OMO OLOSAN 1

OMOTUGHELE

I ONCE LOVED A LADY

VAL-ue-EN-d-TIME’s DAY

SCARS

SHE IS NOT PERFECT

LOST CHILDHOOD

LAGOS NA GON-GON

ABACHA

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