Poems
Scraps in the whirlwindTossed and jostled about Adrift on a wood logAfloat on a deep and dangerous seaBalancing precariously on the precipiceOn the fringe of imminent collapseCompletely conscious of impending disasterThat’s …
THE IMMORTAL ELEVEN I know a team,Enigma to rival teams, Terror to weaker ones, Tis the immortal eleven.I know a team, A lion in display,Yet embodiment of order- Heaven’s prime …
*Abstract from James A. Michener’s Centennial* It was the spring of 1851In the land of the Red IndiansThe original inhabitants of AmericaFrom the trails of Oregon to the Missouri. The …
I awoke with Aurora the morning goddess full of smilesUranus though bleak and hazyDisplayed her darkest traitsFor the children of Rhea to see Calypso’s sweet serenade filtered through the silenceAs …
AFRICAN CHILD They turn the soil With their tiny solesBare claws, runny nosesAnd topless bodiesYet no worries Warm meals await themEmpty pots too at timesA visit to the streamBefore the …
Like a scavengerThe waif loiters for his inner manHe imagines asphyxiationIn the ineffaceable wrath of his birthDeprived of the right to amortize his debtHe is sentenced with the gavelIn the …
RAIN The sun usually takes its place earlyBut not this dayDark clouds instead gatherShutting out the rays yonderThe earth looks on in wonderThen the sound of dried leaves rustlingWavering trees …
I stood between the Pillars of Hercules Looking unto the lamp of Heaven In the direction of the silver streak With the father of the waters behind me The chanticleer …
By Anuforo Kingsley A. The irresistible call, the urge, the pullThe cricket to the night fireThe kite to the smoke of the burning bush The rat that wants to rear …
BY Chinwe Ikokwu-Ezeanya As I gaze into the illusions of my existence I am blinded by the rays I cannot see Like a mirage to the thirsty soul wondering in …