Tag: <span>Death</span>

POETRY

TALE OF A DRUNK

Staff WriterOctober 31, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_8531" align="aligncenter" width="468"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Tale Of A Drunk][/caption]He staggered this way and that with a bottle in hand to keep company; A lone-walker he was on this night, his...

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DROUGHT IN AFRICA

Staff WriterOctober 28, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_8474" align="aligncenter" width="421"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Drought In Africa][/caption]The smiling sky is afraid to rain upon the earth. And the sun is too shy to shine it’s teeth upon us. Our...

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SLAUGHTERED

Staff WriterOctober 28, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_8475" align="aligncenter" width="428"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Slaughtered][/caption]Cowards and beasts Wield knives and fists ...At woman bound She makes pleading sounds But they are mute ...Evil bloodless brutes! 'Scriptures’ they are mumbling...

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VERSES, HEARSES AND A WORLD THAT’S PASSING

Staff WriterOctober 27, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_8214" align="aligncenter" width="381"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Verses, Hearses And A Worlds That's Passing][/caption]When I heard about Michael Jackson Depressed me Whitney Houston hit notes like a blessing Blaring I looked at...

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QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS OF EXISTENCE

Staff WriterOctober 26, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_8442" align="aligncenter" width="365"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Questions, Questions Of Existence][/caption]One day when i'll be ghost world bound shall my last home be be hallowed ground? or shall i be feed to...

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MR. TERRORIST

Staff WriterOctober 25, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_8416" align="aligncenter" width="358"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Mr. Terrorist][/caption] What I said is what I meant So bad was it, the package you sent I now voice my pain in anger That...

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WORTHLESS GOLD

Staff WriterOctober 24, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_8361" align="aligncenter" width="380"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Worthless Gold][/caption]From the day I was born Vanity it is called Same till the day I will go Upon my life is the day of...

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WHY ASK WHY

Staff WriterOctober 24, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_8360" align="aligncenter" width="376"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Why Ask Why][/caption]When heaven opens and it won't stop All washes away but our tears When life ends even before it begins And when we...

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ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE

Staff WriterOctober 23, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_8356" align="aligncenter" width="365"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [One Foot In The Grave][/caption]When the saints shall rejoice and ask‘Oh death where is thy sting?’In the fiery pits of hell you’ll baskTo Our Lord...

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MERCY MUST SAY NO (a poem for Yobe 50)

Lebile Melt TosinOctober 19, 2013August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_8309" align="aligncenter" width="461"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Mercy Must Say No][/caption]50 futures were silent 3days to 53rd independence The land spilled blood Yet we wore our flowing gowns Singing anthem and celebrating...

Tag: Death

TALE OF A DRUNK

DROUGHT IN AFRICA

SLAUGHTERED

VERSES, HEARSES AND A WORLD THAT’S PASSING

QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS OF EXISTENCE

MR. TERRORIST

WORTHLESS GOLD

WHY ASK WHY

ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE

MERCY MUST SAY NO (a poem for Yobe 50)

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