I WOULD BE UNFAITHFUL TO MY PEN by Ijadunola Temitope Lawrence
If my ink condemns injustice Seen in private and public offices While my actions and inactions Enthrone it with orotund ovations, I would be unfaithful to my pen If the...
MY PEN POWER
[caption id="attachment_11075" align="aligncenter" width="328"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [My Pen Power][/caption]My sun rises in the East Setting not in the West The North sees me and smile My brightness South deny not; Turning...
MY PEN IS INDEBTED
[caption id="attachment_7441" align="aligncenter" width="333"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [My Pen Is Indebted][/caption]My pen is indebted Indeed, it is indebted to the rivers, glades and mountains My hand bows before the lakes for thoughts...
JUNGLE HERMIT
[caption id="attachment_6865" align="aligncenter" width="390"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Jungle Hermit][/caption]He lived alone in a room of trees, Cocooned by a blanket of leaves. The sun licked life into his sleepy face, His tongue...
ILL MANNERED PEN
[caption id="attachment_4590" align="aligncenter" width="417"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Ill Mannered Pen][/caption]At my speech, “blasphemy” they bore “Whoever gave this child a sword?” But to their Philistine unbelief I swore: The Almighty is the...
MY PEN MUST BLEED
[caption id="attachment_4393" align="aligncenter" width="355"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [My Pen Must Bleed][/caption]My pen must bleed! On this blank page, With words of rhymes and rhythm, I'll lead thoughts out of the mind's cage....
LETTER TO A POET
[caption id="attachment_4191" align="aligncenter" width="374"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Letter To A Poet][/caption]Each meter of your verses strikes me Cracking my heart like a wall … I feel lost when I can’t wield my...