The Earth has music for those who listen – William Shakespeare Now the woodland singMany voices play out,Zithering cricketsHissing reptilesTweeting birdsAnd snorting boars All incessant criesFrom hawks and egretsThe sky an airy circus,Below squirrels and rodentsForage through tree rootsWhen beloved nuts drop Water from rapidsThrow fine curtainsDown on dull rocksWhen the rush reachPebbles hurdle jointlyAnd […]
Month: Feb 2022
Hard work compounds like interest, and the earlier you do it, the more time you have for the benefits to pay off. -Sam Altman
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Thoughts On Eastern Europe
I hope the Ukrainian spirit which represents freedom is not crushed It’s a sunny, peaceful morning here. Birds fly and sing over the rooftops, and squirrels swing from trees. At the same time, beautiful Kyiv is under siege. Traces of smoke from homes rise into the sky. A once peaceful and progressive country, now gradually […]
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Prayers For Ukraine
I hope that this senseless war ends and that peace returns to Ukraine and Eastern Europe.
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Morning Aura
This dawn, the mist,Evoked a modest tone The smell of the lush forestOver nature’s fair kindness
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Memories
The night is young and lonelyStars keep the herder companyMoonlight, of hazy illumination It reminds him of his dear one
Starry nightDreamer’s mateWishful thoughts
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character. ——Martin Luther King
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Dialogue 7: Laziness Vs Hardwork
Storyteller: Ifochakpi! Audience: Waa!! Storyteller: Good evening, my friends! Today we will consider two characters. I wrote about this short rhyme for kids and teens. It came back to me when I remembered the story I read as a school kid—the tale of lazy hoppers and busy ants. The ants were seen as losers because […]
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Morning
Windy fog, glad yawns,Up the hill, a quiet townMisty paths, bird tunes,All, green forest’s muse
As long as there’s the sun in the sky and the moon that takes its place at night, you’ll always have my love.
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Tree Leaves Fall
Tree leaves fall Happy loops Dreamy wind
Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get–only with what you are expecting to give–which is everything. –Katharine Hepburn
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Lullaby: Starry Night
Lovely starry nightOne of bright galaxiesOf breezy wind & cold.Lonely against the dampMists are to the villageSo pathways are hidden.In the solitary darknessAre branches of the IrokoStanding like lonely knights,Waiting to stab their victim.Let the huts in the valleyEngage in tonight’s fantasyA momentous time, a lullaby
Hearing is not akin to listening, I heardI hear, do I also listen to the talking bird?One day is spent as another, only free nowFrom the monotonous repeat, tell me how… Give me a canvass that is as white as snowPut in some colours, pictures that reveal, showThe way to a heart is through words […]
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Go For It
Go for it
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Muse: When You Smile
It’s past 6 AM, and I’m up musing about love. I woke up writing a love poem. Love makes us do crazy things, right? Most of my love messages transcend a person, it’s my passion for humanity, for life and hope. February is marked to celebrate love. Expect more love musings! Good morning. Muse: When […]
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Soar
Fly happy Soar higher Free as air
The best thing to hold onto in life is each other – Audrey Hepburn
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Some Facts About Africa
1. Modern humans are believed to have originated in Botswana, within the past 200, 000 years ago, solidifying the “Out of Africa Theory. 2. Equatorial Guinea is Africa’s only Spanish speaking country. 3. Morocco is the most visited African country. 4. Nigeria has the richest black person in Africa, Aliko Dangote. 5. Samuel Eto’o was […]
It is out of ignorance that a goat will attend a leopard’s party Meaning: It is no tragedy or shame to be ignorant. As someone has rightly said, “everyone is ignorant, only on different subjects.” We often make the mistake that because someone is very knowledgeable in one area, they are also knowledgeable in other […]
Love don’t really cost a dime,Love also isn’t worth dying for,Love shouldn’t be a criteria for kindness,Love should be expressive,And not impressive. Yet, sometimes love spills,It causes us to get ill,Love in return becomes the pill,So much in love to fill,Love is truly the will. I’m falling for you,Cos you light up my day,These flowers, […]
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Love Quote
I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it’s these things I’d believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn’t all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything – F. Scott Fitzgerald
Hills rise & fall Now the sky is vast Trees are green, All images of the countryside, Of flowery bouquets Fair birds sing & sail From trees on zeniths If we must listen, When they engage the world, Then we need to be silent When trees look on And grasses swerve It’s cos the wind […]
Colours are the smiles of nature – James Henry Leigh-Hunt
Riddles known to the night sky When the galaxies shine They whisper a million tales Some of yours, a few of mine
Where ocean waves rise and fall,And shadows full of skyscrapers
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Quote: Don’t Give Up
How high can a sycamore grow? If you cut it down, you will never know – Pocahontas
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Colours by Chidiebere A. Okoroji
Poetry collection:Rough, Tough and Enough Colours are something we don’t hide,Even if it changes, it takes no side,One heart, one soul for a ride,Love, hate, trust all wild,My circle, my life, my faith, so wide. Colours digging fast for a dot,For a moment I went deep in thought,So much I wasn’t taught,These colours — in […]
Happiness: An Old Story My dear friends, happiness is an old story. Indeed many people have sought it in the wrong places: material things and found it not. But this story sent to me reveals that happiness is not a function of physical possession. As for me, I find happiness daily – in the rain, […]
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Nightfall Dreams
Nightfall dreams Ride through light clouds Home will surely tell tales
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Try Again
This piece is tilted more to advise. Dear friends, ever failed? Try again. Try Again Ever tried and failed? Try again Ever loved someone But it went down the drain? Don’t give up, try again! Ever applied for anything And yet find life wanting? Don’t give up, try again! Ever trusted someone But got disappointed […]
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February: Month of Love
It’s a brand new day! February is designated as a month of love and affection. Show some kindness this month.
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