Tag: <span>Nigeria</span>

POETRY

LIVE MEAT TRADERS

Alozor Michael IkechukwuFebruary 18, 2013August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3835" align="aligncenter" width="405"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Live Meat Traders][/caption] The day's down a-winding For them it's just a-starting To homes people are retiring Their homes they are departing. Shaming their mothers,...

POETRY

RIVERSONG

Staff WriterFebruary 12, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3674" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Riversong][/caption]I have been here all along. Watching patiently, like an owl I sit. I am awash with blood Like the butcher’s cutlass; In disgust, I...

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IS IT TRUE?

Staff WriterFebruary 11, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3670" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.cm/WRRPoetry [Is It True?][/caption]Is it true? That he had no shoes That without bag he went to school And walked miles on bare foot Used light...

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MEDITATIONS

Staff WriterFebruary 10, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3671" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Meditation][/caption]When ignobility pressurized purity Nobility yielded to ineptitude In a season of violent calmness We fought to gain our peace Still enjoying abundant lack In...

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THIS TOO WILL SOON PASS 1

Staff WriterFebruary 9, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3677" align="aligncenter" width="413"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [This Too Will Pass][/caption]Our votes we gave you, But, in return, pain you gave us. Hold on, we know time is ticking… This too will...

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AFRICA

Staff WriterFebruary 7, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3555" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Africa][/caption]I love my Africa; My home and my paradise With the thick forests In which the monkeys dance See the striped zebra With the meandering...

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THIS GENERATION

Staff WriterFebruary 4, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3572" align="aligncenter" width="427"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [This Generation][/caption]Every generation comes Talking of making a change… When the time comes; Their wisdom is shackled, And their spirits Languish in chains... Tomorrow bleeds,...

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MERCY SAID NO

Staff WriterFebruary 3, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3566" align="aligncenter" width="362"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Mercy Said No][/caption] She's filthy and it's no lie She's guilty and must die That, everyone knows. But mercy said no. On the scale...

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CRAWLIFY

Lebile Melt TosinFebruary 3, 2013August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3561" align="aligncenter" width="392"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Crawlify][/caption]I heard the heart of men beating The atmosphere was tense, silence ruled Many prayed to God. Are Zambians godless? Lips dropped curses like rain...

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BACK IN THOSE DAYS

Oku-ola Abiola PaulFebruary 2, 2013August 28, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3477" align="aligncenter" width="374"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Back In Those Days][/caption]Back in those days The days of clay plays I built a house for my father To lay his head for ever...

Tag: Nigeria

LIVE MEAT TRADERS

RIVERSONG

IS IT TRUE?

MEDITATIONS

THIS TOO WILL SOON PASS 1

AFRICA

THIS GENERATION

MERCY SAID NO

CRAWLIFY

BACK IN THOSE DAYS

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