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Multitask (m)
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What is life?
Life is a mystery I'm trying to unfold,
Life is that literature I read over and over again but still couldn't fully understand,
life is a journey I've yet to complete,
Life is the songs I sing when the hills fill my heart with the sound of music,
Life is a beauty I admire,
Life is a delicious plate of pounded yam and egusi soup I once ate in Nigeria.
Life is water, quench my thirst,
Life is a pleasurable hand of a lady, warm me up,
Life is the healing rays of the sun, unfreeze me.
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somegirl (f)
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Hi Franc, haven't seen you in a while. Where are thou? Hope you're fine. Take care.
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franc1982 (m)
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u make me blush!  |
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franc1982 (m)
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Yes he's not alone.
*double hugs*
Thanks, still trying to be me.   Hi Franc, haven't seen you in a while. Where are thou? Hope you're fine. Take care.
Never knew u were this lovely! I'll soon be back, thanks.   |
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somegirl (f)
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I'll soon be back --- |
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franc1982 (m)
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AND I'M BACK!
WHERE IS EVERYONE?
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muinat (f)
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Now and Then
When I was younger, I never used 2 cry,
Now every minute tears come down my eye.
Was it because bak in those days,
I didn't kno love, now I've turned from my ways?
what was the reason 4 me not 2 cry?
Was it because there was no one 2 say goodbye?
When I was younger, there was no me and u,
And now, I have all this 2 go through.
During those years, I was so innocent,
Now I speak a different language, with a new accent.
Now I wear my hair a different way,
And my lips always have something 2 say. *
Now I have an attitude, and I won't grin,
And almost evrything I do, is considered a sin.
Now my face has matured, and my body has too,
And I have grown, maybe a foot or two.
I was confused about this whole thing then,
But now I kno there are ways to separate the boys from the men. *
I learned all guys are dogs, who you have 2 train 2 b a man, *
This is a life lesson, should b evry girls' plan. *
Sumtimes I look @ life bak then, *
And think about how I would like to live it again. *
But life now, is the way it should be, *
Chilling, hanging out, and just being "ME".
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Multitask (m)
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What is Love?
Oh, let me not speak eloquently of a thing I know not.
For to me, it is easier to say "I need you" than to say I love you.
I need you for this and I need you for that.
Whatever Love may be,
I know It shouldn't hurt.
I know it shouldn't build one up and then break one down.
I know it shouldn't leave one wanting.
I know it shouldn't betray the ever trusting heart.
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Ezenwenyi (m)
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ALLIN
The beautiful sound of the truth
Bring justice to the just
The only reason to trust
The greatest sagacity
Judging men with their integrity
She was in the chosen Generation
Fighting to give good justification
In the midst of criticization
The people and their imagination
Crying for better administration
The greatest judge in the land
The N of nobility
The I of integrity
The L of loyalty
The L of longevity
The A of adventure
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franc1982 (m)
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NILLA NEEDS TO SE THIS, AND HER COMMENT WILL BE MINE. HOWEVER, I DON'T THINK SHE'LL LIKE "criticization". WELCOME TO THE CLUB! |
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franc1982 (m)
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' HOME COMING '
LASSITUDE, AN UNEQUIVOCAL SILENCE,
PALE FACES, DEDICATION, A PRAYERFUL MEDITATION,
ROWS OF FAITHFULS, CANDLE LIGHTS, RECITATION, WHISPERS, A SOULFUL INFLUENCE,
DEFEAT, THOUGHTS, HEAD BOWED, A DEEP SOULFUL REGRET, AN ACT OF CONTRITION.
SLOWLY, SADLY, REPENTANTLY TOWARD DESTINY,
' BLESS ME FATHER FOR I HAVE SINNED, THROUGH MY OWN FAULTS,
UNWHOLESOME DESIRES, THOUGHTS, ACTS, EVIL OF ALL SORTS,
FORGIVE ME, AS I REALISE IN TEARS, A HEAVY HEART, AS I HUMBLY KNEE.'
NEW THROUGH HIS INFINITE MERCY, STRONG, FULL OF ASPIRATIONS.
A WALK THROUGH ROWS, FAMILIAR SOLEMN FACES,
MY SOULFUL JOURNEY TO PENANCE, ANOTHER CHANCE, A GODLY VISITATION,
SEEMINGLY READY TO AVOID SIN, ALL OCCASIONS THAT LEAD TO IT, A SPIRITUAL PHASE,
A TEDIOUS HUMAN TREK, A PLEA FOR HIS GRACE,
MY STRENGHT THROUGH TRIBULATIONS.
A NEW DAY, A NEW ME, A LOT OF DIFFERENCE,
PEN, PAPER, BRUSH, PENCIL, COLOURS, A PECULIAR HORIZON,
SUNRISE, BIRDS, FLOWERS; SUNSET, REFLECTIONS; MOONLIGHT, STARS, THE COLD NIGHT BREEZE; A NATURAL SEQUENCE,
SOMEGIRL, NILLA, NAIRALAND, ENOUGH OF A REASON. |
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macalurs (m)
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hey awl.
the hero
is backoo
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Ezenwenyi (m)
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SMILING NAIRALANDERS
O Great landers
People of wonders
Bringing joy to the founders
Crying for the words
In the land of Naira
The great talent of the chosen
Far in the east with the stuborn sunset
People of Great thinking
The state of the nation
The crying masses and the future
Oh!Great landers!
Oh!Great poets!
Oh!Great generation
Smiling with the naira!
The smiling landers!
Fly!Fly!Fly, And land in Naira
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Multitask (m)
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It was 9.37 on a Thursday evening
When I hit the bed
Dinner was good and
TV didn't suck
As I laid back
Its funny how time flies by
Like an aero plane carrying on home
Where the heart is
Going to a better place,
Home, fantasy.
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somegirl (f)
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Hi Franc, just saw your poem. Welcome back! |
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nilla (f)
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@ Muinat Interesting poem @ Ezenwenyi WOW!! ALLIN . . . .nice name . . . . .lol (never spelt my name backwards before) I love the poem. (To Franc: I don't have a problem with "criticization" ) Thanx  You're making me think of coming back to nairaland. @ Franc you're homecoming looks like a mix of you and Genial's style (at least what I know as Genial's style) @ Multitask What is Love?
Oh, let me not speaketh eloquently of a thing I knoweth not.
For to me, it is easier to say "I need you" than to say I love you.
I need you for this and I need you for that.
Whatever Love may be,
I know It shouldn't hurt.
I know it is incomplete without money, today.
I know it shouldn't build one up and then break one down.
I know it shouldn't leave one wanting.
I know it shouldn't betray the ever trusting heart I like this poem, except the line in bold. Your last poem I'll call it rapoetry (it's like a mix of rap and poetry). Nice. |
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Multitask (m)
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@nilla 10q But I still think that whatever love may be, it is incomplete today, without money and this is why. A nice crib for you, $500,000.00 A nice car for you, $20,000.00 jeweleries and gifts for you, $2,000.00 Monthly allowance for hair, nails, and beauty maintenance, $500.00 Vacation expenses, $2,000.00 Monthly bills, $1,500.00 Knowing what love should and shouldn't be today, priceful. |
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franc1982 (m)
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@ Franc
you're homecoming looks like a mix of you and Genial's style (at least what I know as Genial's style)that'S WHAT MAKES HIM MY , @SOMEGIRL, THANKS, I TRIED SENDING U A MAIL, BUT UR ID WAS WRONG. I'LL NEED IT IF U DON'T MIND, truelypoetic007@yahoo.com
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hola2ng (m)
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There he sat lonely
in need of company
in need of comfort
to take away the hurt
If you see yourself in life's mirror
a reflection of a true hero
ancestors in shackles have set us free
but with freedom who exactly are we ?
from the scars cut deep into my hands
it only reminds -of conflicts & wars
today we give out awards
tomorrow we are all but a corpse
There he sat -no more lonely
angels, greatness and glory
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Ezenwenyi (m)
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Wicked World (The W square )
O! Wicked being of the universe
Killing the mindset the people
They took them to exile
They murdered them in cold blood
Without any sense of humanity
The cry and the humble serenity
Fighting against prosperity
Great men of integrity
Ah! H-H-He begged for his own life
And yet they denied him of seeing tomorrow
Deceiving the people with their manifestos
They burnt the spirit in them
The people happily accepted the massacre
Rejoicing without joy
Praying for the world to come to end,
Without preparation
Just because of humiliation
In our own generation
O! What a wicked world!
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franc1982 (m)
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@ hola2ng u r in a class of ur own with this creative piece. but u shouldn't forget to give ur works title. @Ezenwenyi u write sense, u gat it flowing, but i think u should take ur time to edit and re-edit. nice piece, i see politicians make u sick! |
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Multitask (m)
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Money
The key to the good life
What everyone likes
It is understandable
By a reasonable standard
In a system of buying and selling
For the sake of health of mind, body and soul.
Debating this makes my hands as cold as ice
preferring the influence of Spanish fly
To the convincing deceits that blinds the eyes
Let me spread my wings and fly
Like a bird in the blue sky
Far far away from every wanton lie
I said, Let not the good life pass me bye
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hola2ng (m)
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@ hola2ng
you're in a class of your own with this creative piece.
but u shouldn't forget to give your works title. @ franc1982 Appreciate the love. Most times, after writing i then start thinking of a title. Maybe i should start doing it the other way round ? Your advice is duly noted. Cheers !! |
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franc1982 (m)
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it's better done after writing.
giving it a title before u start, makes it really difficult.
u can decide to do it how it suits u sha,
for me, it's better after going through what u've done.
d most important aspect of it is ' never forget to give it one. '
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hola2ng (m)
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Yer. Definitely -i guess almost everything in life needs a title.
It depends though, most times i give titles before actually writing -to guide me.
But other times i just write as the words come to me at that point in time.
But then again -whats a song without a title, right ?
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Multitask (m)
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Basket mouth
Like a manufacturing company manufactures tangible products
So does the mouth manufactures lies.
It speaks eloquently,
That which it can not eloquently verify.
I asked, where is my inheritance?
But it refuses to answer.
So I asked again, where are my treasures?
But it declined to respond.
Then finally I asked, where is my money?
But see?, it makes like a Mexican who refuses to speak in English.
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franc1982 (m)
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@Multitask
SORRY I DIDN'T COMMENT ON ' MONEY '.
I GOT SO CARRIED AWAY WITH THE LINES, IT'S REALLY NICE.
ANYTHING ON VALENTINE?
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Multitask (m)
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@Franc 1982
Thanks for the complimentary review.
Valentine
Valentine's day is for lovers,
No man wishes to be loner,
Journeying through life like an island
Sleeping alone on a beds' corner,
Yearning for her to join him a little sooner.
Melting for her torch with desire
Like a burning candle melting beneath the heat of its own fire.
Red roses are his token of love for her.
Blue is the color she feels inside of her.
Oh, what a pacifying feeling,
Relieving the heart, mind, body and soul
From stressful needings.
No longer alone, today
Valentine's day is here to stay.
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franc1982 (m)
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@Multitask
i think someone did his assignment, keep it up, nice work!
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odada (m)
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@franc1982
sup bro,wheres nilla da judge?
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