MY LOCER TURNS TO A WITCH ON SUNDAYS by Oppong Clifford Benjamin
I was as sure as faith and dance as darkness and its absence and as heaven and humans- I had no doubt that God was here And that God was...
THE RITUALS by Abiola Inioluwa Oluwaseun
The Rituals It was a silent night, The sun retiring along With the day consumed by fatigue. I presumed the gentle wind got tired of its travail against the now...
THE RAVE OF A PARTING SOUL
[caption id="attachment_8914" align="aligncenter" width="433"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Rave Of A Parting Soul][/caption]When on the infirmary bed I was dead lain when through the tunnel of death my soul had passed and...
IT TAKES MORE…
[caption id="attachment_8413" align="aligncenter" width="439"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [It Takes More...][/caption] It takes more than poetry to win my heart It takes more than words to make me fall on this sword It...
INSATIABLE ARE DESIRES
[caption id="attachment_7756" align="aligncenter" width="433"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Insatiable Are Desires][/caption]Satisfactions, all in his obsessions If all desires are not granted as wished Man keeps to street, unkempt and disgruntled Forgetting patience does...
FADED
[caption id="attachment_7523" align="alignnone" width="409"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Faded][/caption]The tears trespassing your face reinforce my pain Wouldn’t allow gravity pun unasked on your mood swings I stand useless outside your heart unable to...
HIS EXCELLENCY’S RETURN
[caption id="attachment_7465" align="aligncenter" width="346"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [His Excellency's Return][/caption] Like a C-rated movie the curtain call of paramedic entourage in heavenly brocade the silky sun stood still, watching over us like...
A CHILD OF MANY FATHERS
[caption id="attachment_7409" align="aligncenter" width="312"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [A Child Of Many Fathers][/caption]Daddy must not know Mama must not hear I've bitten more than I can chew! What will I tell mama? I...
UNASSAILABLE FAITH
[caption id="attachment_7321" align="aligncenter" width="425"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Unassailable Faith][/caption]Let the sky fall and crumble We remain in the rumble In the teeth of death, we won't grumble Come flying arrows, no tumble...
DISAPPOINTED
[caption id="attachment_7310" align="aligncenter" width="431"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Disappointed][/caption]Long I labored, this wind to tame Sowed all my hopes in earthly brains, Their faith wavered like candle flame; Away, hanging on the Night,...