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Transition

We are travellers on this terrestial plane
where acorns are consumed in tinder season 
oaks fell by angry hurricane 
robust iroko mowed by lumbers greedy saw 
haughty araba viciously murdered for standing 
on progress impatient path
omo...

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Categories: agba, death, life, sad, light, light,
Form: Blank verse

The Icon of Nigerian Politics

FOR DR. ABUBAKAR OLUSOLA SARAKI
Ilorin is bereaved again: another calamity has struck!
Ilorin has lost another pride of the community.
Saraki this time! Why has Mr. Death focused on us?
He has already extorted enough from us already
but...

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Categories: agba, bereavement, , literature,
Form: Elegy

YOUNG AND OLD

YOUNG AND OLD
 
Wisdom is the only entity that rules this sphere.
'Omode gbon, agba gbon lafi dale ife.'
The translation cascades from life's vault:
On the wisdom of both youths & adults,
The four-walls of ile-ife are founded.
To...

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Categories: agba, 1st grade,
Form: Rhyme

I Know the Tree In My Village

We once climbed those tree happily
As mum and daddy were at home enjoying themselves.
We sang kpakpangolo ogolo, sang Onye ga agba egwu
Who is in the garden and my grand pa has a big eyes
Those stupid...

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Categories: agba, art, mum, endurance, , western,
Form: Lyric

Valentine Tango In Honeymoon

Fly me to the moon
                              And...

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Categories: agba, dedication, devotion, friendship, husband, love, romance, wedding,
Form: Romanticism

To the Syrian Child

Dedicated to all the children who were
Victims of the conflicts in Syria

You have heard more grenades crack at dawn
As bullets wizz beneath your pale sun-
O Syrian Child! Whose family has been torn
By Taliban glories and...

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Categories: agba, abuse, allah, bereavement, caregiving, cry, death, dedication,
Form: Ballade

Mushin

Mushin Ajina
   Bojiojimi
   Eruobodo, ogongo baba eiye
   Ofigbogbo ara shogun bi olosha
   Gidigbalo dawa omowipe ebi npa omo enikankan
   Iluola ti ki nsekan labo afi...

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Categories: agba, dedicationlanguage, language,
Form: Free verse

Ifeoma Di Niro

Onye ebezina na uju na oga adinma
Onye echezina maka na echi nabia 
di ime oweghi onye ma ihe oga amu 
obu nwoke ma nwa nwayi oma
Jiri ndidi sowe uwa na oga adinma
Efi na eweghi odudu...

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Categories: agba, africa,
Form: Blank verse

Into a Music

This is just the start we’ve been clamoring for 
A time we can come out to share our thoughts and words into tune with rhythm 
This is the time we can have our voice into...

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Categories: agba, culture, future,
Form: Carpe Diem

Nkporo: My Country Home 6

Life in Nkporo is very fun and appealing,
There we play hide and seek with the girls.
We rocked and rolled with boom boom rock lock.
Dance Kpakpangolo-udume that stupid songs,
We also sang Onye ga agba egwu with...

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Categories: agba, age, , cute,
Form: Narrative

The Mosquito's Lullaby of Death

Alas, at night starts the night tune
Thought to lull me to sleep good.
A rhythm of sweet deadly melodies in my ears
Even, clapping my hands to the melody that causes tears.

I stay awake because of the...

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Categories: agba, africa, anger, emotions, feelings, insect, Lullaby,
Form: Elegy

Ezi Enyi Ka Nwanne

Ezi enyi amaka na uwa
Ezi enyi ka nwanne ojo
Lezie enyi gi anya oge nile
Ahabula ya ka onwu na nsogbu.


Owere enyi ka nwanne ma
Obu ikwu na ibe gi na uwa 
Mgbe nsogbu di ono ya,
Na oganihu...

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Categories: agba, africa,
Form: Epigram