Poetry

Cosumed

A love relationship

~~Consumed

Why don’t we drink till we drown our sorrow? Raise our glasses toward a better tomorrow

Cry all the tears still trapped inside Struggle to get our hands untied

The scent of summer roses so...

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One Final Kiss

Is about the ending of a love relationsip

~~One Final Kiss

  I love you, what more can I say I’ve never be one to stand in your way

A million stars paint the night sky I wish you didn’t have to say goodbye

We...

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THERE

When greediness and love for power caress man knowledge, there are tendencies that evil will then be vulnerable.   

THERE           Ogbenigho A. Godstime

Story and story the land was a peace

The foods were good

The waters were sweat

And unity was almost perfected

And come men from yonder hamlet

Evilly they despoil the land

The peace then bend

Goods foods...

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LIES

Lies are interesting, lying has been knotted in heart of men but the truth of every lies is that it destroys right and life.

LIES            Ogbenigho. A. Godstime

Lies are interesting

Are covering,

Only’ lies are not right

It destroys right

It takes life by night

Lie is sin, thou shalt lie

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HOW COULD I

NOTE: the poem is talking about belles and the wealthy using the word beauties here to tell of their attitude, while ugly here is the opposite of it. Mere looking at the words the...

“HOW COULD I”       Ogbenigho A. Godstime

How could I,

The founder of the beads,

Spouse of sacred soil,

Mover of her beauties.

How could I, not bookworm,

Non educationally addicted.

How could I,

Who gaze at moons and sunny days whispers,

And warm...

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MY LAST ELEGY

Life is not fair, it affects ones choice, expectations, interesting and good living. When a child from a low background is growing in fear for wealth and grew not wealthy thoughts always swoosh his...

 MY LAST ELEGY           - Ogbenigho .A. Godstime

What worth a life? What could add life?

These tears drippings in me now

As been there when was alive

Foes never let finished work

Some stanza still remains

And topic not yet...

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Dearest Stacy

Its about the woman I love. Because of circumstances, we are separated and sometimes I end up feeling lonely. Nonetheless I won't live her whotsoever. I have signed the poem of with my alter...

Dearest Stacy Oh dearest; Why am i in so much pain A week ago,it was my magnificent love i was expressing Having you in my life is such a big gain Why do i...

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Fifth Night

About the poem: wake up in another night, tells of period of regimes which is 4years expanses and another fifth night, means another bitter governance with agendas broken or stillborn (never fulfilled).

Errands at Euboea:...

Fifth Night   -  Austin Ogbenigho Odiri

O’ how old was the night

I do not know

Except that fire eked out bright

Except that like lawless state

Deracinate her saints

Eroded on errands at Euboea

Always celebrated in shoveled shadows

To beggars...

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DRYNESS

About the poem: the poem deals on summer and further reach it out with its construction of hunger for food at summer. The first lines is on dryness.

   DRYNESS   by G. Ogbenigho

The sands breathes out dust

Grasses feeling her ripe age

Gale in frustration lust

Her away from the cage

Fires ply’s through the bush

Each ply as slap or push

Quite perplexed

The way the days now...

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Groping upon days

NOTE: when the sun goes down and darkness approaches we are self imminent of fear of things of immorality, and as to avoid it that nights mostly caress banes.

While also the sun is not...

Groping upon days    by Ogbenigho A.G

When  the sun drop like a dead warrior

Groping upon his days in land

He never reach afore by mirrior

Look from heads to his hand

Disfigurement of gory battling relics

When the sun...

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