Tag: <span>poem</span>

POETRY

FALLEN STAR (for Chinua Achebe)

Staff WriterApril 1, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4589" align="aligncenter" width="382"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Fallen Star[/caption]Things fall apart, the centre can no longer hold The living embers in the hearth have grown cold The Lion on the rock has...

POETRY

MY HAND-OVER NOTE by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

Oku-ola Abiola PaulApril 1, 2013August 28, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4602" align="aligncenter" width="407"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [My Handover Note][/caption]I came into your life for a reason Now it's the end of my season And I must leave For you to continue...

POETRY

O FELIX CULPA

Staff WriterMarch 31, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4571" align="aligncenter" width="384"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [O Felix Culpa][/caption]Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Christ is risen from the dead, He has broken Satan's chain And lives again our glorious head, No one need...

POETRY

RUNNING THE WORLD WHILE OUR HOMES BURN

Staff WriterMarch 30, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4475" align="aligncenter" width="370"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Running The World While Our Homes Burn][/caption]Look how nifty our rounded bottom have settled On great seats of Beech and Oaks Running the world while...

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THE LAST SONG (by Chief Femi Fani-Kayode)

Staff WriterMarch 29, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4564" align="aligncenter" width="424"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Last Song][/caption]Villa Love Love, Cannes, Juanes Le Paine, Nice and Super Cannes. Summer of '82 in the South of France and then on to...

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BLACK CANDLES

Staff WriterMarch 29, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4462" align="aligncenter" width="423"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Black Candles][/caption]Love with so short a memory I see it flicker and die And I shed solid tears As compliment of feelings Like a candle...

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KINDNESS KNOWS NO TRIBE

Staff WriterMarch 29, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4468" align="aligncenter" width="371"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Kindness Knows No Tribe][/caption]You waved to me with teary eye But I could not come so fast, Though you still stood by In lack of...

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TOO LONG A NIGHT

Staff WriterMarch 28, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4477" align="aligncenter" width="394"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Too Long A Night][/caption]Heavy eyes beckons sleep, But long gone is sleep; No slumber for a heavy heart. The darkness of night lengthens, Stretches the...

POETRY

HOME AT LAST

Kingsley U. AyistarMarch 28, 2013September 2, 2017

[caption id="attachment_4467" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Home At Last][/caption]His hands were extended to lead you home Like a cheerful little child, you took it; And left the world Our hearts you...

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ERIATA ORIBHABOR @ 50

Staff WriterMarch 27, 2013August 3, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4559" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Eriata Oribhabor Turns 50][/caption]We are pleased to announce that our patron, Eriata Oribhabor turns 50 on 19th April, 2013. As part of activities to mark...

Tag: poem

FALLEN STAR (for Chinua Achebe)

MY HAND-OVER NOTE by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

O FELIX CULPA

RUNNING THE WORLD WHILE OUR HOMES BURN

THE LAST SONG (by Chief Femi Fani-Kayode)

BLACK CANDLES

TOO LONG A NIGHT

HOME AT LAST

ERIATA ORIBHABOR @ 50

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