Chronicles of a Journeyman

Category: Poetry

  • Urban Struggles

    Urban Struggles

    Failed ventures; broken dreams A lively city bursting at its very seams As many mingle sweat and tears Midday darkness crawls o’er your fears Tho’ at night you nearly fall apart Yet by morn never failing to look the part The day dawns: “March on, my heart”

  • I Speak

    I Speak

    Raging winds shall soon be stillBowing to the Father’s perfect willChild of God, let your heart be stillAnd set your eyes on Calvary hill I speak to the weak: your strength will be restored, as you look up to the Lord. You may feel like you have expired, but there…

  • Memories, Hopes and Dreams

    Memories, Hopes and Dreams

    I should have written this long agoWhen the red dust of AbakalikiBlown by the hot humid airSettled on my tender, innocent faceAnd coloured my eyelashes brownWhen the hot, unforgiving sunBeat down on me without mercyAnd adjusted my complexionFrom a brightly coloured versionTo a darker shade of fairAnd oft times the…

  • Little Boy

    Little Boy

    Welcome to my blog, and it’s poetry time! I hope you enjoy this piece below. The title says it all, and I’ll give nothing else away. Please like and share with others, and I’m always happy to hear your thoughts in the comments section. Cheers! Little boy, Little boy Little…

  • Saying Goodbye

    Saying Goodbye

    Welcome to my blog! Hope you enjoy reading as you look around here today. I found out about the demise of two former colleagues within the last one week, both of them middle-aged men looking healthy the last time I saw them. One of them was a very jovial man…

  • A Meaning to Life

    A Meaning to Life

    What is this life?   A grasp for meaning A hustle for relevance A struggle for permanence Lest you become forgotten As quickly as you are gone

  • Deeds Undone

    Deeds Undone

    The words we left unsaid, are those we remember the best The moments we let go by, when our fears, of us, had the best The chances we never took, when we worried we could lose Those trips we never took, while trying to fit in others’ shoes

  • Ayomide

    Ayomide

    Hello! Hope you are keeping well, and doing everything to stay safe in this COVID-19 era? I pray that you and yours will continue to remain in good health and prosper. We all have something or someone to be thankful to God for, and it is always is a great…

  • GrandMaster

    GrandMaster

    I am a Master, a GrandMaster.   I don’t master pieces of classical music, Or make classic moves with immobile chess pieces Nor do I build or create art masterpieces.

  • Rock ‘n’ Roll Deity (A Satire)

    Deity, oh Deity! Deity drank whiskey Deity loved to drink whiskey We also heard, that he was a whizkid Once upon a time, Deity got a tattoo And everywhere, there was hullabaloo He also loved women, had them so many They filled his shrine, ‘specially if it was rainy Deity…