Iroko Poems - Poems about Iroko

...I took a walk with my father, We went some miles and stopped, He looked up at the sky, I knew it was yet another tale, He told me to look up, What does he have to say this time? A question ......Read the rest...

...Tropical moonlight illuminates divination waters. Seeking clarity in the cloudy mist Traversing the corridors of my Mothers Nightly birds , flying the afternoon skies. Chaos yearns for a visit......Read the rest...

...TREES We grow bright and beautiful We strong like iroko No matter how we are cut We sprout out more Looking glamorous and bold We smile with our green leaves Truthful like the branches We da......Read the rest...

...There are no bands in death They are in various states Lifeless in varied postures Brought for different reasons Some palsy and age took their toll Others victims of premature machinations Man......Read the rest...

...The iroko tree, Wise in the growth Faithful in its development - The seer! Sees good and evil Brings death to those who deserve Showers blessing on those who reckon With Its absolute power. ......Read the rest...

...What do you think about John? About talks that he’d soon be gone For forged papers from a con That should in USA drop him And just like that – Kim! He is A Towering Don! The sweet life smartly......Read the rest...

...It is not our way To reap from another’s sweat It is not of the blackman’s norm To call the breeze a storm. You see when the elders sit They can see far ahead of the youth that stands atop th......Read the rest...

...Journey man Chef of Choral cuisine Sunset at Dusk Drained of Melanin A voice heard across generations Stilled in immirimious waters Strange silence As hearts fearfully flutter What deafening......Read the rest...

...Lest we forget Where our ancestors planted The tree of knowledge and wisdom; Then forget that a man Whose hand is in a Lions jaw Needs more than a pat On his back A man with a speck in his ey......Read the rest...

...Giant At 60 We fought in tranquility, For a freedom in our mother's womb, She cried for our immaturity, To stand like an Iroko tree, In the forest full of wild animals. In the field of ......Read the rest...

...I lost all my favorite people to death/ that is why broken smiles sleep on face/ that is why i am always lonely in a room full of people I lost all my favorite people to death/ mom was ......Read the rest...

...From the days the banner was hoisted This breed has uttered flowery prose They swear they speak naught but the truth Some of our fathers, before us, believed them Those that saw their truth as su......Read the rest...

...Under the Iroko tree I sat and pondered As riotous thoughts held me hostage Making the thinkable and unthinkable Engage in brainstorming scuffle Under the Iroko tree as I sat and pondered The......Read the rest...

...I have tried to describe you But words have failed me Tried to explain a story But every thought fails Serve me your beautiful lips As a gift to my heart And I will tattoo my name on your......Read the rest...

...Give it a title! They say first love is always perfect Even when you fall flat in the middle of the story The last is always the dream we all fight to attain I won't be your dream love Neither w......Read the rest...