CARRION FOR THE GODS 3: THE SILENT OBSERVER by Adeosun Oluwapelumi
Drumbeats, Dawn met her again on her rickety stool. Her eyes had seen what her mouth would always whisper; Was it Ashake's adoption (Aye! That was her name - The...
CARRION FOR THE GODS 4 (Finale): PROPHECY REBOUNDS by Adeosun Oluwapelumi
Drumbeats, The booming voice of the silent gods, Their will has been enacted; Sacrifice was made in flesh, blood And Ashake's Maidenhead. Alade threw a huge tantrum But the gods...
CARRION FOR THE GODS 2: A TRAVELLER’S TRAVAIL by Adeosun Oluwapelumi
Time stretched like acres of farmland And the North star soon lost its twinkle. The dews dropped like soaked balls of fluffy cotton, The day was unproductive like the other....
CARRION FOR THE GODS 1: THE SACRIFICE by Adeosun Oluwapelumi
Drumbeats, The voice of the silent gods. Papa is still without, digging trenches And mama fried akara balls At the village outskirt. The insistent pounding of the drum Caused my...
HOLY MESSENGER
[caption id="attachment_11483" align="aligncenter" width="316"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [HOLY MESSENGER][/caption]Truth in the mouth of a liar Becomes dumb But your ears shall not feign Ignorance when I call Akufecha has eaten much cock-heads...
WHEN THE GODS WRESTLE
[caption id="attachment_8264" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [When The Gods Wrestle][/caption]When gods wrestle The sky rumbles in vain And the clouds struggle in pain To give us just a little rain When...
THE GODS ARE NOT WISE
[caption id="attachment_5675" align="aligncenter" width="337"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The gods Are Not Wise][/caption]The gods are not wise: When men give the gods kola, They end up eating it themselves. None of the lobes...