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LAZY BONES

3 Jun

LAZY BONES

.LAZY BONES

Your mates are working
But you’re snoring
… Forget not, the day of reckoning;
You shall lament
While others harvest!

Stretch not your jar to fetch,
From this valley to quench your thirst
Hide not your face; shame, on it etched
Cos you failed to give your best.

The time is ticking
Bidding farewell
Work now! The flesh is willing.
Or bite fingers for a long spell.

The sun frowns at your indolence
Get up! Why skate this ice?
Your eyes see not from its blurred lens,
That time waits for no man?

Take this advice and work while young,
Or till the soil when you’re old
Shut aside temptations to snore
And fill your jars till it overflows.

Written by: Showunmi Olawale Michael
Edited by: Kukogho Iruesiri Samson

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DEAR TATTLER (PANTOUM SONNET)

30 Jan

Let me be don’t twist my lung
Lest you make me spit on you
Fill you up with watery tongue
Chase the demon out of you.

Please dont make me spit on you
Turn your shaft from that gossip
Chase the demon out of you
…Else I lash you with a whip!

Show the young to live for change
Turn your shaft from that gossip
Dont dare fail to change your ways
…Else I lash you with a whip!

Fill you up with watery tongue
Let me be don’t twist my lung!

Edited by: Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
Featured on: http://wordsrhymesandrhythm.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/dear-tattler/

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STUCK IN MUD (on a people’s plight)

10 Nov

The wind of disorder is blowing,
Slowing us down!
The dark clouds have eclipsed the sun,
Rendering the future bleak!
There is no light, no hope,
And even the birds gaze mutely!

I looked and saw the disgruntled people
Wailing and cursing. They were stuck in mud!
Helpless and distressed in the mud of corruption,
Their fleshes grew weary as faces murmur in smiling agony!
Stuck in the mud, their voice trekked to oblivion
While the sincere liars ‘glow with pride’!

The cabals in high places see them,
Sinking deeper and deeper into the mire,
But their hands are too busy to help,
Counting gold and pouring wine!

“Who will deliver us?” I mutter,
But the question ascends like a balloon,
Steadily, into the sullen sky…

meet the poets: Showunmi OlawaleMichael and Kingsley U. Ayistar

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THE DARK CONTINENT

14 Oct

I travelled north, south, west and east of the world
Still I can’t find the Dark Continent
If it exists, perhaps I can only decipher the meaning of the word
And hope it create the image in the heart.

In primitive era, it lived unconcious of the outside world
Until they invaded its territory-

Culture and style they inherited from it
Slavery and civilization it shook hands with
A sweet bitter story, now tales to its offsprings
Suffering and smiling, what few wise called it
To the fools,’Out of Dark Age’, they herald it.

Institutions and laws were imposed
Wealth and resources were controled
Till the Dark Continent lost its interest
Then the outside world left it in distress.

Of course, in the dark age they met it.
Dark Continent-Striving to see the light shine on it
Forgetting its shadow will always trail behind.

©2012.

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NIGERIA AT 52YEARS AFTER

14 Oct

Like a misled adventurer in search of the golden fleece
On this path, Nigeria was made to venture
As concocted by the pleasure
of her colonial masters

As the hey days tribulation beckoned
She was strengthened with passionand agility to endure
But as her offsprings cohered their
aggressions
And Union Jack came to reckon
Behold- as Nigeria admiringly embraced liberation!

Independence- the virginity of Nigeria
Crowned the labours of her heroes past
But while basking in her virginity euphoria
Was stabbed aback by ruthless despots of the time.

Alas!
Eclipsed in the shackles of Corruption-
The aroma of hope and suffering filled our hungry hearts.

Only must we brace ourselves for oppression
As being deprived of our national cake
Wallowing down the gullet of our political liars
Our destiny only we must make
Before this rain of hope finally fades.

Nigeria at 52 years after, still on the journey
A journey retarded by her infant democracy daunting
Perhaps compromised by the masked shadows-
who have tainted the honour in her bone marrow.

What an illusional state we nourished
A result of the looming storm that flourished!

Today we stand feebly as one
Our foes in merriment
and mockery-
Where do our pasture lies?

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In the spirit of the celebration of ‘Nigeria’s 52 years Independence’ from Union Jack.

©2012.

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A SINGLE DROP OF RAIN

14 Oct

In the balmy air of the twilight
My body and soul adventured
With a damp which promises of rain
The hurly-burly of the city seemed to be trapped in its closet.

I stepped out from the comfort of my bed
My hands flatly stretched
And as hope smiled at me
A single drop of rain fell on them
And it glitters like the tears of love
Those usually expressed through your eyes.

With a single drop of rain
I felt catapulted into a whirlwind oftour
A tour of fame and glory second to non
One not to return from, any sooner.

How I wish all days can be promising as this friendly weather
But life is not always rosy
While caught up in my worries
A single drop of rain can make a difference
A lasting one like the coolness of your kiss on my lips.

©2012.

…IN THE GRIP OF PAIN

11 Sep

…IN THE GRIP OF PAIN.

CAUSES OF QUARREL IN SOME HOMES

11 Sep

The home has been identified as one of the most important background to good moral standards and social etiquette in thelife of every individual. Every home is distinct from one another, yet confronted with quarrel among other similar problems. More specifically, some homes are confronted with quarrel, but, what then can one say could have been the causes of quarrel in these homes? I will explain the causes most succintly in this short write-up. They include among numerous causes;

1. MISUNDERSTANDING:Perhaps, this is the most common causes of quarrel in some homes. No couple can escape quarrel the moment the husband is unable to understand the wife, and the latter also failing tounderstand the former. People will normally have conflicting perspectives of things or issues, but undivided and smooth communication between both parties will ensure understanding which inturns eliminate quarrel.

2. LACK OF RESPECT: Considering a scenario where the husband as head of the family is financially incapacitated, and provides little or no welfare responsibilities to the family. An impatient and never understanding wife looks at him as incompetent and no doubt from that point, the husband gradually begins to lose his wife’s respect. Some wives may even disagree to take what is available and resorting to quarrel with their husband. What about the disrespect for elderly onesby younger children.

3. INTOLERANCE: Quarrel is bound to occur when individuals finds it difficult to tolerate one another. Being unable to bear or accept eachother’s behaviour or beliefs certainly will give room for complaints. This is the more reason why the period of courtship is crucial to the success of every marriage. This is not to say that quarrel should not occur, but that incessant quarrel can be fuelled by intolerance among individuals in the home.

It should be noted that the above causes are not exhaustive,as there are numerous instances which are a noteworthy factor causing quarrel in some homes. Therefore, it is a collective responsibility on the shoulder of every individual in the home,to understand one another, show respect and display a high degree of tolerance to one another, if incessant quarrel is to be brought to the bearest minimum.

…IN THE GRIP OF PAIN

11 Sep

In a blink of the eye, everything changes
My body and soul felt weak
And powerless without you
As it ceded me to the grip of pain.

The grip of pain like an arrow
It strucked me straight into the heart, so narrow!
You told me you’ll never leave
How could I have not seen it coming?
Your absence have shattered my dreams
And enveloped me in the confines of pain and grief.

What happened to the great memories?-
Of the sweet moments of our love melodies
Now you leave me in the grip of pain
A tune only I have to dance to.

Your absence took me by shock
With only pain and agony to weigh up against luck
My freedom from pain I have to prise out
With a watchword; once bitten twice shy!

OPPORTUNITIES

9 Sep

A dawn of a new day begins
An extra day for man to solve the puzzles of life
Abound around him are opportunities, begging to be exploited.
The exploits of which its outcome is uncertain

Why? Because some are real opportunities, and some are the opposite.
So I guess life is like skating on a thin ice
So dicey,yet man have to take up different opportunities,
of course I mean those he can recognise..

Hmm…How unfair life could be,
Showering us with Opportunities, so encrypt that man is face with the challenge of recognising them..
In that case, only the wise ones get the best use of opportunities.

Are you willing to let that great opportunity slip out of your grasp? If you do,well you might as well have lost it forever
Opportunities will come and go,but the ones exploited will always stay.
Opportunities- abundant yet, seem convoluted!

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