TRAILING IN THE SHADOW (PART 3) by Olatuja Oloyede
Part 3 of 5 From that sad unknown depth Where he had drowned so much In the wreckages of his broken mind He found life He was dying and he knew …
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TRAILING IN THE SHADOWS (PART 2) by Olatuja Oloyede
TRAILING IN THE SHADOW Part 2 of 5 His mind wandered back To the simple days of childhood When he once loved life and I feared death He can'…
TRAILING IN THE SHADOWS (PART ONE) by Olatuja Oloyede
TRAILING IN THE SHADOWS Part 1 of 5 Walking down the busy street Forgetting the scorching sun And the hot breeze of the hour He was bathed in his…
The Tears of Tama for Dunga the Son Atandi ___Part II
That morning when the shriek cry of mama Pierced the peace of a weird dawn Asueke stood by my bed Shaking my legs with feverish hands Beckoning me to…
The Tears of Tama for Dunga the Son of Atandi ___Part III
They will never know The ruin their wicked hands had done On the destiny of this world For every young soul that depart this world Through the tragic…
The Song of Tama for Dunga the Son of Atandi ____Part IV
Dunga! Dunga! Dunga! How many times did I call you? Do not wait Until your bones become flakes of dust in its grave Do not wait Until your voice fade…
The Tears of Tama for Dunga the Son of Atandi
I stand here by your grave without tears Though my heavy heart is a shattered debris I have no flowers to place over your eternal bed No will to sin…
Chronicle of the Sage (Part 6)
Fate has led the way Over many a thousand hills To become an hermit in a hut In this forbidden enclave Neighboured by vipers Brothered by scorpio…
Chronicle of the Sage___ Part 5
My sail was calm on the shoulders of the night I stood on the wings of those quiet hours I saw visions of bright horizons Of vast hinterlands wai…
Chronicle of the Sage ___Part 4
"This same place where out path did cross We will meet again There and then We shall drink the liquor of lust Down to the dreg will they ro…
Chronicle of the Sage ____Part 1
A dusty path had led me here Across the Niger to the banks of Benue Forgetting the miles and mountains behind This travelling feet of mine now tr…
Idylls of Love__Part 10 (The Lingering Scent of Fakindi War)
The Lingering Scent of Fakindi War "During the days of Akimba Things were different Boys travel down to the sacred groove to become men With the…
Idylls of Love___Part 9: (This is Destiny)
This is Destiny When it was three days Before Sosa festival Bambili invited me to his room He sat on his old wooden bed The one his own fathers had s…
Idylls of Love___Part 8 (Are these not the Signs of Time)
Idylls of Love___Part 8: (Are these not the Signs of Time) You were the one I saw on the other side Walking away from home Pressing into the depth of…
Idylls of Love ___Part 7: (I Called You at the River but You Did Not Answer)
Idylls of Love ___Part 7: (Called You at the River but You Did Not Answer) That day you left Night crawled slowly out of its cave Casting its wings o…
Idylls of Love ___Part 6 (Fading Only into Memories)
Idylls of Love___Part 6 (Fading Only into Memories) Days grew like grass between us On the lawn of distance time created The edges of love become b…
Idylls of Love____Part 12: (Leaving a Demon in Your Vein)
Idylls of Love___Part 8: (Leaving a Demon in Your Vein) Love is the demon haunting in the darkness of our heart Love is the tragedy a noble soul may …
Idylls of Love ____Part 5: It is Your Weeping Face I Cannot Forget
Idylls of Love___Part 5: It's Your Weeping Face I Can't Forget Even when you disappeared in the distant mist Vanishing like the smoke into th…
Idylls of Love ____Part 4 (Has Time Done this Injustice?)
Idylls of Love ___Part 4 (Has Time done this Injustice?) "I've heard too many weird stories About the yonder cities Furnished in the empty i…