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MrsPhyno:
Heyyy everyone: this is a simple as it sounds. Write the title of your favourite book of all time and tell us some interesting characters, quotes or moments...

My favourite book is "The King of Attolia"; I first read it when I was about 13 even tho I think it's for age 18 and up. I was quite the adventurous child

So basically it's about some genius thief who marries a queen who had previously cut his hand off (that being the punishment for thieves in the midcentury ). It's the third book in a series. Its cool and wry and sarcastic and deep. This guy was maimed by that queen and later went to fall in love with her. It's as complex as life is. Has a lot of politics and war strategy weaved through it too.....

But my favourite quote from the book is very melodramatic and sentimental and romantic
“Tell me you won’t cut out my lying tongue, tell me you won’t blind me, you won’t drive red-hot wires into my ears.”
After one moment of gripped immobility, the queen bent to kiss the king lightly on one closed eyelid, then on the other. She said, “I love your eyes.” She kissed him on either cheek, near the small lobe of his ear. “I love your ears, and I love”—she paused as she kissed him gently on the lips—“every single one of your ridiculous lies.”

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The Lion and the Jewel by Wole Soyinka
"My Racheal, my Ruth and my Beersheba, thou sum of fabled Perfection, from Genesis to Revelation, listen not to the voice of this infidel"
Books by Robert Ludlum is dope esp The Matarse circle.

Adebola02:
Breathtakingly Awesome
OP can i copy the poem,i will reference you no doubt.

Thank you Ade for your words of encouragement. As a poet, I encourage people to quote my poems with due reference. You can also contact me if you wish.

Pimples:
Beautiful

Thank you Pimples.

I wrote this poem in 2013.

WE ARE LAGOS

We are Lagos
We jump molue
Quarrel with drivers
Queue for BRT
Fight with conductors
Abuse the government
Curse shylock landlords
Witness accidents daily
Contend with fare hikes
Sleep in the bus
Meet traffic jam daily
Give alms to beggars
Facebook, ping and tweet
Cheat our neighbours
Gossip in the office
Attend owambe parties
Buy food in nylons
Take 'agbo jedi' for all ailments
Prefer 'akube' to boutiques
Go to mosque on Fridays
Worship in church on Sundays
Believe in God and man.
We are Lagos
Eko oni baje.

I wrote this poem in 2012 during my service year. Its relevance now cannot be underestimated considering the state of the nation. All rights reserved @Joshworld.
Feel free to criticise.

NAGGING ThOUGHTS

Who taught the cockerel how to crow
Who taught the he-goat how to bleat
Who taught the lion when to roar
Or gave the hissing sound to snakes

If they all learnt their sounds from birth
If they can do well without school
If they can strive to feed their own
Oh man why would you fail at all?

With all books yet fail to learn
With all learning no knowledge to show
When will you learn to get it right
Saving your world from damnation

No food to feed our own again
No house to shelter from the cold
No air to breath, its all poisoned
To stay alive is just by grace

Why don't we try to put it right?
Why don't we try to solve our woes?
To die and rise is to die twice
My people this is all I have to say.