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Author: Oke Iroegbu

Lockdown by Greech Psalms mgms

As I’ve watched the streets thru this glass wall.. Sadness envelops my world… Nobody walking on the streets … No jeepneys, buses and private cars busy moving around… No children playing in the park…. No more restaurants to dine in … No more shopping malls to buy something… No more bookstores selling my fave book…

April 7, 2020
When Leadership inspires

Leadership is a great responsibility. It’s in no way a small feat because it involves handling other people’s issues. For the public to trust anyone with power and authority such a person must have earned it through evident charisma and selfless character. A leader is open minded, available to lead the way, and be able…

April 7, 2020
Poetry Challenge by Robin Bliss

When the Moon Dies and the Wind Cries. April Oh! April what can you bring? The final blow;death to Summer? Even though it’s warm and dry. I know that this warmth is false. Ah! Fickle month filled with lies. For this warmth means death. Pretending that all is well. But! Soon the icy coldness comes,…

April 6, 2020
My thoughts on Love

I love you, and I want you to know. We know that love is a feeling and a state of mind, desirous to be there for someone or see a person succeed or be better. This desire lead to kind acts and actions summarise it all. Yet love can be expressed verbally. Who needs to…

April 6, 2020
By Still Waters

By still waters, happiness is found

April 6, 2020
Self-Reflection 26: Kindness

Be generous with kind words and deeds.

April 5, 2020
Self-Reflection 25: Diligence

If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well. _Martin…

April 5, 2020
That Leap of Faith by Arunav Barua

Ever woke up scared, disoriented and not knowing where? Open your eyes and you’d see that the Sky’s still there Even the worst nightmare passes away with a little smile All that we need is a heart strong enough to withstand while The planet remains, its beauty intact, hidden in white pages That are real…

April 5, 2020
City Life by Robin N Bliss

Tall,towering up so high Glass towers touch the sky Man made canyons concrete,stone There the wind funnels mourn n’moan People hurry push and shove No time here for thing like love Neon signs glowing bright They are such a colourful sight Buildings forming angles sharp Here and there,there is a park Cars and buses grind…

April 4, 2020
The sun may hide

The sun may hide for a while But faith is our fortitude and citadel

April 4, 2020
Update on CoronaVirus in Africa

April 4, 2020
Self-Reflection 24: Be Yourself

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment”_Ralph Waldo Emerson

April 4, 2020
Nostalgia: Traveling memories

I remember my first attempt at hunting. I was a little boy then and just arrived my hometown for holidays. It was fun and I was glad I went home. As a town boy I had little experience in hunting and general country life. Traveling home was a great way to get in touch with…

April 4, 2020
A kind poem

I sit in my little space To watch the world spin, I watch kindness show How joy and hope is sown I consider the wind And her benevolent ways, How she spreads fertile seeds To lands far and unknown And realise as I strive to find happiness That other people’s joy matter too So when…

April 3, 2020
Smile for me

Smile for me beautiful child Show me your happy face Let me find inner peace Because of your beautiful smile Do not be shy Let those lips part, Let your joy fill me with hope Let me see those little dimples And the lines of your face Smile for me pretty African child Let go…

April 2, 2020
Information on COVID-19 in Local Languages

April 2, 2020
Self-Reflection 23: Generosity

Spare a coat; clothe the naked, Spare a spoon; feed the hungry.

April 1, 2020
We are a circle

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April 1, 2020
Blessed New Month to you

*April 1, 2020. I’m grateful for life and for my family, friends and followers. I pray for a blessed and fruitful month for everyone and the healing of Earth. Love ❤️🖤💜💙💛💚

April 1, 2020
Movie: The Ghost and the Darkness

As we observe our social distancing, I started seeing old favourite movies. I remember this historic film back in the days. Trust me, this is a thriller you will enjoy. Plot from Wikipedia. Trailer: https://youtu.be/8ijWipUdxFc?si=-q-ftG1fTJuavCo0 **** Plot: In 1898, Sir Robert Beaumont, the primary financier of a railroad project in Tsavo, Kenya, is furious because…

March 31, 2020
Rain!

Guess what! Heaven’s tummy is rumbling! There’s some comfort from Heaven finally! It’s been hot since weekend, coupled with the Covid-19 issue, life has been solitary. Now it’s raining heavily outside! I’m seconds away from dancing in it but the lightning is frightening. I smell the wet dust. I’m sure mushrooms will visit tomorrow, haha.…

March 30, 2020
Leadership and Nigeria’s Covid-19 situation

March 30, 2020
Remember 2

Remember… My wrinkled lips were once your muse, The moonshine and joyful tears we shared Remember… My shaky hands once held you while we danced But will you forget my soul now my body is frail and old?

March 30, 2020
Need for an Afrocentric response to Covid-19

March 29, 2020
Self-Reflection 22: Get Knowledge 2

A lack of knowledge creates fear, seeking knowledge creates courage. NB: To reject something you know nothing about is ignorance.

March 29, 2020
I hear you whisper

I hear you whisper in the morning, Waking to your tweet and joyful song, Lonely morning, seeds spread to the rising sun, Fields of tropical wheat sing with the mountain, And with you, beautiful birds; choir made in Heaven.

March 28, 2020
Self-Reflection 21: Faith 2

Believing is seeing, not the other way round.

March 28, 2020
I choose Faith over Fear

March 27, 2020
Self-Reflection 20: Dream

If you can dream it, you can do it. _Walt Disney

March 27, 2020
Modern Chaos

Untarred dusty roads, free wind beat Ancient hills hanging in the smog, While heaps of trash greet travelers Airy morning now, cheerful birds sing Smell of gutted fruits and vegetables, Markets swam with strange faces Human stench overwhelm the breeze At the distance, grasslands burn Hawks descend upon thick smoke As the fire lick the…

March 27, 2020
Stars glitter for you

Stars glitter for you when you look up at the sky.

March 26, 2020
Diary of a Village Boy: The Leopard Spirit 7 (Crocodile at the Stream)

Dada said I had to be strong to attend the next Tales by Moonlight night. He also promised I could play and hunt with other children if I got well fast. So I took my medication and exercise seriously. The moonlight night tales come once in a fortnight, sometimes it may be delayed especially during…

March 25, 2020
Self-Reflection 19: Get Knowledge 1

Not to know is bad, not to wish to know is worse. African proverb.

March 25, 2020
Dream

You came as a Dream to me This Dream has made me beautiful

March 25, 2020
Just In: Jack Ma’s donation arrives

March 24, 2020
Creative Baking: Senocreme

Maya Angelou opined that one can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. Join me to welcome my guest, Seno Ukpe, a friend from Akwa Ibom state and CEO Senocreme. Meeting Seno, some years back in University of Uyo, I didn’t observe she had an enterprising mindset. Smart and taciturn, I…

March 24, 2020
Covid-19 Update in Nigeria

March 24, 2020
Self-Reflection 18: Hope

Smile my friends, Nothing, no problem lasts.

March 24, 2020
Muse: Our idea

I love the idea of you and I Riding to the setting sun I see where the country ends But our love will never die

March 23, 2020
Self-Reflection 17: Companionship

Surround yourself with worthy people. Your network is your net worth.

March 22, 2020
Mother

March 22, 2020
Self-Reflection 16: Selflessness

Look beyond the mirror called self.

March 21, 2020
Beautiful Spring

Rainfall or shine, flowers and bird calls Squirrels and trees, spring brightens all Dwell in tree houses, sit out in beaches, Live in the beauty within and without you

March 21, 2020
To my First Grays

You make me look old Like the folktales I told I wish away old age But they say gray is sage I feel happy warmth, When I muse over it

March 20, 2020
Self-Reflection 15: Compassion

Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.

March 20, 2020
Galaxies

Galaxies shine, Cloudy night they belong Sea breeze play with waves

March 20, 2020
Update on Covid19

March 19, 2020
My Friend, the Free Wind

I like that I soak in the rain, Catching water drops That melt before my eyes I play with Nature’s gifts, Dancing with the wind, My free, worthy friend! Rejoicing when our pots fill To embrace mother Nature’s bliss.

March 19, 2020
Beauty

Beauty is the ladybird Waking in the midst of dew To enjoy a quiet and lonely walk

March 18, 2020
Thoughts on Africa and Covid19

March 18, 2020

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