Tag: <span>Family</span>

POETRY

SILENT TEARDROPS

Staff WriterJanuary 27, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3434" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Silent Teardrops][/caption]Awoken by a kick on the door Frightened by my mother's screams… Barely awake They grab me Force me down Rip my panties His...

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IMPACT

Ogedengbe Tolulope ImpactJanuary 22, 2013August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3347" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Impact][/caption]Why take life so serious That you get so furious Get a breathing space Learn to slow your pace Give yourself a smile Even when...

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FEEBLE STRENGTH

Staff WriterJanuary 22, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3346" align="aligncenter" width="427"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Feeble Strength][/caption]I’m just but a beam unbalanced,It’s not all weight I can carry high.I can’t ignite every smile with joyous sighThough many anticipate well of...

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NOT BY MERCY

Staff WriterJanuary 21, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3281" align="aligncenter" width="390"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Not By Mercy][/caption]If I marry you, not of love but of pity, And with you I face the altar to declare this union As a...

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STRAINER AT THE STREAM

Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3283" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Strainer At The Stream][/caption]In a fit of anger, Almost exploding like a banger I stepped out to quench my hunger My swags gave way to...

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PROSPERITY OF LONELINESS

Staff WriterJanuary 19, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3282" align="aligncenter" width="419"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Prosperity Of Loneliness][/caption]In my glowing substance I sustain the hope Of the heavens beyond; To the many wounds, To all unfulfilled To the flowers and...

POETRY

SUMMER SAIL

Staff WriterJanuary 18, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3254" align="aligncenter" width="405"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Summer Sail][/caption]Cold air Brushes a face by the side With streaks of placid pecks, Bad for the soul caught in flight; Freezing fingers, And lampooned...

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SUCCESS

Staff WriterJanuary 16, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3229" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Success][/caption] How many scars distort. How many smiles linger. How many trophies glimmer? How many battles will never again be fought? How many men remember?...

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IN THE DAYS OF MY GRANDFATHER

Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3191" align="aligncenter" width="393"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [In The Days Of My Grandfather][/caption]Alas! Our age is doomed; We no more see the moon Our forefathers celebrated With war dances and ancestral praise...

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THE AFTERMATH

Bankoke KolawoleJanuary 11, 2013August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3112" align="aligncenter" width="389"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Aftermath][/caption]The hips vibrate and hands clap As the legs clasp and unclasp To sweetened rhythms, sung On this day of extravagance. Hands wow even...

Tag: Family

SILENT TEARDROPS

IMPACT

FEEBLE STRENGTH

NOT BY MERCY

STRAINER AT THE STREAM

PROSPERITY OF LONELINESS

SUMMER SAIL

SUCCESS

IN THE DAYS OF MY GRANDFATHER

THE AFTERMATH

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