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POETRY

MY LITTLE NAIJA STREET

Staff WriterFebruary 26, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3943" align="aligncenter" width="414"] www.facebook,com/WRRPoetry [My Little Naija Street][/caption]Another day, another time Another glaring news headline Another busy Naija street That tells its story bit by bit Each passing face...

POETRY

PATRIOT-TREASON

Staff WriterFebruary 25, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3946" align="aligncenter" width="422"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Patriot-Treason][/caption]Rape and religion, lucre, death so cheap, Our country sinks deeper - a mounting heap. Our leaders serve with lips - or not at all,...

POETRY

NATURE

Staff WriterFebruary 25, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3944" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Nature][/caption]Let my poems be like roses Let my eyes see true faces! Trees are like hands of the earth Hills are like breasts of the...

POETRY

I NEED YOU

Staff WriterFebruary 25, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3937" align="aligncenter" width="402"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [I Need You][/caption]When the faces of men are crinkled and old 'Cos of the wickedness within their soul Lord, let my heart jig with joy...

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CRY OUT

Staff WriterFebruary 24, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3932" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Cry Out][/caption]Don't keep mute and mourn When your soul is sour When your tears tumble as torrents Cry out and cringe not. Refuse to be...

POETRY

ADMONITIONS

Staff WriterFebruary 24, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3930" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Admonitions][/caption]Time after time, Like a lost youth in his prime We roll away like a fallen dime See, it’s not necessarily a crime; ...If only...

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MISGUIDED VENTURE

Staff WriterFebruary 24, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3942" align="aligncenter" width="419"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Misguided Venture][/caption]Wreaths of impiety adorn your necks, Held sway under the hypnosis of zealotry. The chant of the faithful is a wail of blasphemy; The...

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THE BUSY HUSBAND

Staff WriterFebruary 23, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3919" align="aligncenter" width="346"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Busy Husband][/caption]If time permits, My darling We will dine With our arms locked In each other's embrace. And soulful songs Clearing our path of...

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PRODIGAL DREAMER

Staff WriterFebruary 23, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_3918" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Prodigal Dreamer][/caption]Dreams of the sea plague me constantly My slumber occupied with images of the sea My waking thoughts about its magnificent water I wonder...

POETRY

HERE WE ARE!

Staff WriterFebruary 23, 2013July 16, 2017

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="396"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Here We Are][/caption]There are many crafty tongues Licking our collective sweet alone We are left to chew whitened bones Struggling with their snarling dogs They...

Tag: poem

MY LITTLE NAIJA STREET

PATRIOT-TREASON

NATURE

I NEED YOU

CRY OUT

ADMONITIONS

MISGUIDED VENTURE

THE BUSY HUSBAND

PRODIGAL DREAMER

HERE WE ARE!

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