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Abuja Poems - Poems about Abuja

NATION OF STAMPEDES
...Nature did not unleash her terror on us as it did with Noto, Haiti, or the Indian Ocean. We abuse nature with the stamp of leadership which impedes lives, causing artificial stampedes of ......

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Categories: abuja, abuse, corruption, food, humanity,
Form: Free verse
Oladokun Kolawole
...Grow your Abuja, Shining like star. Turn Ibadan's heritage Into hermit's hermitage. The dangerous Lagos, Must stay emboss Bí omi Òsun, Tí kò sùn. Happy birthday sir! As you s......

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Categories: abuja, art, birthday, blessing, color,
Form: Couplet



The Journey of Crackers
...Twelve Voyagers in transit, In the highways of Lokoja enroute Abuja, One man wanted the natural breeze, Another man wanted a treat to the ACs, The others absolutely wanted nothing. The first man......

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Categories: abuja, conflict, corruption, hilarious, journey,
Form: Didactic
Premium Member The Contrast
...In slumbering slope they lay, their gaiety snores in rhythmic peaks of cadences, The lily livered japes Kings from central castings, Heroes of one hour, jostling for President with mere word......

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Categories: abuja, africa, character, courage, freedom,
Form: Dramatic Verse
The Greatness of Africa
...When I look at the Nile or Niger My heart overflows with joy for such a wonder As currents daringly flow on each iconic river Every fountain has wealth embedded in its waters Each mountain, sea......

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Categories: abuja, africa, bird, blessing, books,
Form: Rhyme



The Cry of the People
...the cry of the people I remember the day of glory as they stand so truthful with a new political slogan of change I remember the faithful afternoon full of promise of hope while we chant th......

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Categories: abuja, absence, africa, confusion, for
Form: Epic
A Generation of Strange Youths
...The sun shall rise again but not in our season of songs this time, because we are strange to it glamouring light. We sparkle and shine not among its Galaxy of hope, an unformidable corrupt yo......

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Categories: abuja, abuse, adventure, africa, anxiety,
Form: Bio
Identity Apples
...Identity Apples iam a fat skeleton, resurrecting from the sad memories of dada and dark mysteries of aminism iam buganda i bleed hope i drip the honey of fortune makerere, think tank o......

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Categories: abuja, africa, analogy, anxiety, assonance,
Form: Didactic
Premium Member I Remember a Friend
...I remember a friend I remember a dear friend, among a host; A friendship with which I could boast Among colleagues our friendship was the toast And our story is still told from coast to coast. ......

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Categories: abuja, bereavement, best friend, death,
Form: Rhyme
She Belongs To the Other Room
...The hailings in the coridor of corruption to the echoes of silence in the streets Sirens whispering tales of wars marines marching on looted lots Justice is strangled by corrupt claws Listen to ......

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Categories: abuja, abuse, analogy, betrayal,
Form: Verse
My Muse Got Me Thinking
...When would this country be well again? When would Nigeria be good again? Who is against us or for us here in Nigeria? When would our democracy speak for us? When would you and me learn not to tru......

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Categories: abuja, art,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member Black Africa Still In Chains
...Its creation’s simplicity still stands as a difficult puzzle head is twisted backwards while in a forward motion still looking behind at the chronicles of some centuries ago long before th......

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Categories: abuja, abuse, africa, black african
Form: Dramatic Verse
What Men Call Love
...He is in Abuja and She is Lagos They have gone to swim On a faithful day And his emotions has been awakened To an extent he can’t hold He has never tasted her And wants to She is pretty ......

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Categories: abuja, fantasy,
Form: ABC
The Two Brothers, Lemmy and Remi
...There were two of them Lemmy and Remmy... Two leaders born Born of destiny The weight of government Must rest on the shoulders Of Lemmy and Remmi Israe-el and Leki One king the other ......

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Categories: abuja, brother, conflict, destiny, mystery,
Form: Narrative
Xgadgados, Abuja
...I had to down my tools I had to terminate the calling I struck wielding the ngungi.. I struck the great gadgados Defender i neutralized What is mine by right The mob was unleashed on me Thou......

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Categories: abuja, africa, anger, conflict, feelings,
Form: Narrative

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