Category: Poetry
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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
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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
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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…
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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.
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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…
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Liberty: a Poem for Nigeria
Today, October 1st, 2016, is Nigeria’s 56th independence celebration. In the spirit of celebration, and in the hope of a better tomorrow, I have penned the following words, because I believe. I believe that Nigeria will not be a failed dream or a failed state – it will come through…
Chronicles of a Journeyman 