Roses are red Violets are blue This is a letter To you, mum Dear Mother, March 21st, Took the shape of a raven Cold and concrete The mood, a dirge As you lamented The death of Adanne Your life’s support, My twin sister. For me, It was a ballad With chants and refrains of ‘ […]
Poetry- Death Like A Poetry.
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Poetry – My Queen
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My Queen, the chair she sat on like a burnished throne, Glowed on the marble, where the glass held up by standards wrought with fruited vines from which a golden Cupid-on peeped out, She shines with glorious bright diamonds Unstopped, lurked her strange fragrance, Drowning the odour stirred by the air. Brittle spoken words melt my hearts […]
Poetry – Life And Death
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I was told she would be fine, but I watched her fight for life. Life pushes you until you break to see if you can put yourself back together; but what happens when you can’t?? Life, for some, is lived as a secret; to some, told as a lie. It astounds me with a sudden […]
Poetry – Dynamism in Life
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It is high time I remembered the tremendous forbearance we have undergone on terrestrial surface. My age is small but our experiences are myriad, what eyes will shred till infinity? when I start the testimonies. I remembered some joyous days for some, which were otherwise for us. I remembered the best dish in our family […]
Poetry – A ‘Mad’ Man’s Soliloquy.
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I am not the crazy one, you are. You think I don’t reason too? You always look down on me. I am the ‘insane’ one you say. My last bath was sponsored by heaven’s showers. Yes, I smell as i look. I know I’ve lost my mind. Yet in my lost mind I find peace […]
Short story – Be Thoughtful
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It is often said, “look before you leap.” The above statement is still factual. John woke up one glorious morning. He looked around him. Lo and behold, lines are falling in pleasant places for him! His long awaited success came in the nick of time. He received an email alert of a job interview from […]
Poetry – If You Must Eat A Frog, Eat A Fat One.
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If you must rob, Then rob a bank So that it will be a one-time deal. If you must fight, Then beat him until he dies So that he won’t try to revenge afterwards. If you must take lollipops, Take the sweetest So that if tomorrow you have diabetes or tooth decay, You will know […]