Tag: <span>Satire</span>

POETRY

NO SENSE (poem by Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize Judge Gabriel Agema)

Staff WriterDecember 24, 2012July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2723" align="aligncenter" width="262"] No Sense by Gabriel Agema[/caption] It is said… why do you need to dredge when you have no gredge Yes, I mean remove the sand, from...

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POVERTY

Staff WriterDecember 24, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2699" align="aligncenter" width="436"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Poverty][/caption]Poverty, You murdered my dream And now I am chasing nightmares Of hungry monsters! Poverty, You know thin flesh covers my belly I only know...

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GRASS MUSIC

Staff WriterDecember 23, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2676" align="aligncenter" width="411"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Grass Music][/caption]‘Weed them all weed away,’ The headmaster commanded. And the mean butchering And cruel murdering In my cathedral began. It may be because I’m...

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THE TOWER

Staff WriterDecember 23, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2677" align="aligncenter" width="435"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Tower][/caption]Go to; let us build us a tower, Bring the mortar and I’ll get the hammer, Brick after brick let us invade their heaven,...

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PRAYER REQUEST

Staff WriterDecember 22, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2644" align="aligncenter" width="415"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Prayer Request][/caption]Baba God, For dis gate of tears, Na him I put my prayer request. Yet, after 5 years You still no send. My life...

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VANISHED FRIEND

Staff WriterDecember 21, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2610" align="aligncenter" width="382"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Vanished Friend][/caption]Around the corner I have a friend. In this great city that has no end. Yet the days go by and the weeks rush...

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THE SACRED COCK CROW

Bankoke KolawoleDecember 21, 2012August 21, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2602" align="aligncenter" width="476"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [The Sacred Cock Crow][/caption]Oh! Tenacity and courage Failed at the eccentric vigor. The Old Lady paged, Even on a quivering Bridge. Boots lashed, the net...

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POET OF NO COUNTRY (by Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize Judge Mazi Chiagozie F Nwonwu)

Staff WriterDecember 20, 2012July 22, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2576" align="aligncenter" width="545"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Poet Of No Country by Mazi Chiagozie F. Nwonwu[/caption]Poet of no country I am a poet of no country Those murmured words I treasure Resounding...

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BE YE PERFECT by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

Oku-ola Abiola PaulDecember 20, 2012August 28, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2578" align="aligncenter" width="399"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Be Ye Perfect][/caption]I missed the last note on the notation And led the choir into commotion “You are a disappointment” Was my choirmaster's comment “You,...

POETRY

ALTERNATIVE BESTFRIEND II

Staff WriterDecember 20, 2012July 16, 2017

[caption id="attachment_2564" align="aligncenter" width="399"] www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry [Alternative Best Friend II][/caption]The unraveled nuance in a witty pun, spurs the flair while friends have fun. Yet, stand firm against the zeugma as a...

Tag: Satire

NO SENSE (poem by Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize Judge Gabriel Agema)

POVERTY

GRASS MUSIC

THE TOWER

PRAYER REQUEST

VANISHED FRIEND

THE SACRED COCK CROW

POET OF NO COUNTRY (by Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize Judge Mazi Chiagozie F Nwonwu)

BE YE PERFECT by Oku-ola Abiola Paul

ALTERNATIVE BESTFRIEND II

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