ONCE UPON A TIME by Uchenna Odukwu
Once upon a time In a country I call mine There rose a broom party Fed by change clothed sympathy An entity of old wine in a new skin...
AN ANGEL AND A BEAST by Ewuola Michael
I saw an angel playing with a beast And from what I saw; they were holding a feast I saw the beast on the angel's wings And sweet melodies they...
RHYME IN POETRY: TYPES AND USAGE (CLASS WORK)
Today’s class exercise is a follow up to the lecture on RHYME IN POETRY: TYPES AND USAGE A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words,...
THE BOIL by Agele Ayo
My friend looked at me in the day And said to me “Hey! Your face decays Because you grant delay” I behaved as if I drank liqueur Looking at my...
HOPE: Oladimeji Babafemi
As rain is not for the dry days So is Hope not for yesterdays. Shall we seek a better past, Swallow memories of full plates emptied fast? Should we murmur...
LOVE IS WORTH THE TROUBLE
CRAWL under, jump! Obstacles must yield RUN after the one for whom you long STAND, fight on love’s battlefield FALL in love while still young a wizened heart is too...
YOUR WILL, YOUR HAND
The will is might, if you have mind Walk through miles and God you will find Bedeck your life to soothe and bright If you have mind, the will is...
IM(P)OSSIBLE
IM(P)OSSIBLE Impossible: Imp Possible? Wimp! .. Failure: Fail Lure? Wail! .. Achievable: Achieve Able? Receive! .. Strive Thrive. STANZA 1: Impossible: Imp Possible? Wimp! *Here, I took a journey into...
FIREFLIES
[caption id="attachment_11279" align="aligncenter" width="352"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Fireflies][/caption]Tiny gleams of tender loving light All about the valley of my mind Singing the symphonies to unite The cords of sweet grace and peace...
BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS
[caption id="attachment_9596" align="aligncenter" width="382"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Blood, Sweat And Tears][/caption] The tree stood tall Like a giant Never to fall Only its sight Filled my frail soul With acute fright My...