Best Oke Poems

An apple every day, he said to me.
Berries too, for your recovery.

Can I have just one small slice of pie?

Doctor nearly glared into my eye!
Even...

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Poetry soup is a destination so many choose to navigate 
Only the ones that love poetry are prone to walk its plank 
Each member is...

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           I saw her's at the
         ...

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nnam, where's that tree
at the centre of the clan?
o, what happened to the people's iroko?
where're my people's hope?
the voice of my clan
the famous tongue that...

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*SON OF NOBODY*


I was born in the Trenches 
In the walls and roof with no fences
Drank from the seasonal rivers
Trust me we knew no povereties
...

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From Wisconsin the American walked the streets of Lagos
To black Africa welcome! To the pearly continent
Cradle of creation, primordial of civilizations
To the thickest jungles, haven...

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My dearest Mama who is now in heaven,
       
       God be praised and...

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Some Tales of the Wildwoods
Oke Iroegbu

Once upon a Time
It was winter
And a night of bitter cold
The snow lay thick upon the ground
And upon the branches...

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Chuka Nnabuife: Nwoke Na Mma


(Ab? p?r? iche maka mmemme ncheta ?gb?gba ah? iri ise nke Sa Chuka Nnab?ife)


Izunna Okafor dere ab? a


A s? na mma...

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Read letters to the left of the word (red) from "a" down to "y" then repeat for the word (blue)!

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With very little knowing and harmless...

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Anyammiri Ala Any? 

(Tears of Our Land)


 Izunna  Okafor dere ab? a


Ala Na?jiria ebegbuo onwe ya n'akwa
Anya mmiri anya mmiri ebe niile
Akwa ?t?t?, akwa...

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BEFORE the day gives room for the reign of the
night
Before the loudest silence conquers the stillness
of the bustling day
Before the active eyes of the Hawk...

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:: Oke Iroegbu's Halls' ::

I want to be a sword
Give me a brass-smith
Mold me please... Mold me

I want to be a fish
Freedom of those depths
In...

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I had a stroke
And that's not oke
'Cause I can't rhyme
Line for line
And I can't spell....well
I lost my specs
Where the heck
Are they now....wow!
So far my new...

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(c) Oke.

Poetry from the Skies:

There was poetry up in the skies before we 
learned to write

Awesome rhythms rendered as a strong 
winds might

Surely we aint...

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