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POETRY

MORALS (by Psalmwell Samshizle Enobakhare)

Staff WriterNovember 1, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1532" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Morals[/caption] Its the best cloth in my closet, And what I like most about it Is its invisibility! Though when I wear it You cannot see...

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NIGERIA …52YEARS AFTER (by Showunmi Olawale Michael)

Staff WriterOctober 31, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1524" align="aligncenter" width="290"] Nigeria …52 Years After[/caption] Like a misled adventurer in search of the Golden Fleece, On this path, Nigeria was made to venture As concocted by the...

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FORCED MARTYRDOM (by Chikatito Jones)

Staff WriterOctober 30, 2012July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1504" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Forced Martyrdom[/caption] The sap and milk of our land: Vibrant young men And nubile young women Poured out in the dust By cruel human hands… …On...

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RUMORS (by Moses Opara)

Staff WriterOctober 30, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1494" align="aligncenter" width="254"] Rumors[/caption] All around here and there, Rumors are travelling on wings And sirens are ringing In many a heart! All faces are wrinkled And poised in...

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KUKOGHO IRUESIRI SAMSON (by Haruna O Abdullahi)

Staff WriterOctober 29, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1481" align="aligncenter" width="238"] Kukogho Iruesiri Samson[/caption] Samson Kukogho, your pen tears me like a dagger, And your verses cascade before me like a waterfall. Your rhymes put me in...

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LET CAUTION MEET WISDOM

Staff WriterOctober 27, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1452" align="aligncenter" width="214"] Let Caution Meet Wisdom[/caption] In your heart's Yet darkened alleys, Let wisdom meet caution. It is the drops of rain, Soft and formless That gives the...

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THE TRUTH (by Miranda Ogboru)

Staff WriterOctober 26, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1426" align="aligncenter" width="224"] The Truth[/caption] Let go of your erroneous concepts And heed these words! Like the Northern star, The Truth is always constant, Absolute, unwavering, wholesome, unending! The...

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A SALLAH RAM’S TEARS (by Uchechukwu Ekwurekwu Obiakor)

Staff WriterOctober 26, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1419" align="aligncenter" width="300"] A Sallah Ram's Tears[/caption] I was held by throat And led To the slaughter slab, With a slap on my back! “Mee! Mee! Mee!” I cried...

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FUGITIVES OF KNOWLEDGE (by Nwakanma Chika)

Staff WriterOctober 25, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1404" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Fugitives of Knowledge[/caption] The crows of ignorance, Have eaten the last seeds of logic. The grave yard is the wisest Because intellect has been buried. As...

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FATE AND I

Staff WriterOctober 25, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_1399" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Fate And I[/caption] I caught Fate Scribbling on my parchment And watched her pencil dance Out the words 'Gloom'. So I came at her With an...

Tag: Blank Verse

MORALS (by Psalmwell Samshizle Enobakhare)

NIGERIA …52YEARS AFTER (by Showunmi Olawale Michael)

FORCED MARTYRDOM (by Chikatito Jones)

RUMORS (by Moses Opara)

KUKOGHO IRUESIRI SAMSON (by Haruna O Abdullahi)

LET CAUTION MEET WISDOM

A SALLAH RAM’S TEARS (by Uchechukwu Ekwurekwu Obiakor)

FUGITIVES OF KNOWLEDGE (by Nwakanma Chika)

FATE AND I

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