I GREW AROUND THIS TABLE: by Oppong Clifford Benjamin
Our dining table round It brings us around and bound Seats not far from the center reach Six beautiful chairs, one for each A table cloth to cover and adorn...
CLASS 3 PRINTING FEE
[caption id="attachment_9892" align="aligncenter" width="447"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Class 3 Printing Fee][/caption]He stood in a tired uniform well ironed and tucked And his shorts fusiform Today was exams day and he couldn't wait...
THE CASSAVA TOO IS A FRUIT
[caption id="attachment_9444" align="aligncenter" width="400"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Cassava Too Is A Fruit][/caption]We lived and grew beneath the soil Joyful in our minds that we toil To someday come out us cassabreties...
THE EARTH IS PREGNANT
[caption id="attachment_9148" align="aligncenter" width="403"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Earth Is Pregnant][/caption] Odomankoma, creator of the universe Your wisdom espoused the Earth and the spirits Chief ghosts of our ancestors Why do fishes...
THE RIVER TOO DRINKS
[caption id="attachment_8893" align="aligncenter" width="384"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The River Too Drinks][/caption]Frimpomah sits at the bank of Ankobra Eyes feeding the river with tears And Ankobra drinks with no fears Frimpomah sings a...
DIALOGUE WITH BED MATE, THE SKY
[caption id="attachment_7984" align="aligncenter" width="330"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Dialogue With Bed mate, The Sky][/caption]STREET BOY: Love your nightie So dark but brightening Designed with stars and moon Today we will sleep like loons...
WELLS OF OUR FATHERS
[caption id="attachment_7637" align="aligncenter" width="385"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Wells Of Our Fathers][/caption]Holes dug with beak of loves Papa worked hands of no gloves Rain and sun were no weather Days and nights were...
UNASSAILABLE FAITH
[caption id="attachment_7321" align="aligncenter" width="425"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Unassailable Faith][/caption]Let the sky fall and crumble We remain in the rumble In the teeth of death, we won't grumble Come flying arrows, no tumble...
NEVER WOULD HAVE MADE IT WITHOUT SIN
[caption id="attachment_7246" align="aligncenter" width="355"] Never Would Have Made It Without Sin[/caption] I was rebuked and ridiculed They tore my soul and body apart I could hear the wailing of my...
VOX POPULI, VOX DEI
[caption id="attachment_6877" align="aligncenter" width="470"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Vox Populi, Vox Dei][/caption]"I won You lost You cheated The election was rigged'' They charged our peaceful atmosphere with nonsensicalities To adjudicate, let's go to...