Oke’s Musings: Poetry, People and Places

Author: Oke Iroegbu

  • Haiku: Vain

    Tonight it all became clear that the end was near All seemed absurd and unnecessary vain here The Earths’ toil, the men who strife Asking what is the essence of life?

  • Five Poems

    The wind grows soft and dry It passes messages fast forgotten For in its speed, it is lost The pines whistle, men stay to listen When the fruits fall off the trees It thunders upon the quiet ground And little stray ants wonder If the world had come to an end If Grapes ever had…

  • The Rising Sun

    I am looking towards the bright side of life Where the trees grow on quiet sunny lands With fruits weighing down the branches And birds of pretty plumages singing, heartily Down the rugged road stood a sight I admire most A journey thro winding road, crisscrossing all about By tall Earth mounds and thickly forested…

  • The Gaze: Haiku

    Staring into your eyes Tells me of love undying The love that stays in the heart The beauty of the sight I see

  • Akwa Ibom

    There is a land full of life Bubbling with greens and love Swooshing trees thro the forests To the foaming sea with its broth A land filled with hills and valleys With streams and the streams There are blue clouds And the birds surf the wind Uyo cares, loves and welcomes She is beautiful like…

  • Tangerines

    Fresh succulent balls fallen from the mother tree Green, Yellow, Orange and so deliciously sweet! The tree swerves with the romance of the Wind Minding the branches carrying the tangerines Enjoying the wooing breeze and the calling Air And happily dancing in the midst of these fellows The busy ants build their mansion across the…

  • Haiku: Love

    In this heart Love exists a lot But who I love I know not

  • Boundless Freedom

    The freedom we all seek From the views of the rising sun To the suns slumber in the evening Horizon to horizon Oceans of blue, boundless Much further you can sail And the skies up the firmaments Without boundaries ever known The strength of the ice thicked Upon the bare soil The waterfalls on rocks,…

  • Green Fields

    Green fields abound on Earth The skies are dark blue When the clouds are full with rain The smiles on your face are red When loved ones come around The sun is a yellow ball Shining and lighting the world The King prides in purple He is the sovereign of the land Green is food,…

  • Musing: Morning Rain

    There’s a spark outside Like a strange thunderclap Hailing his younger cousin Waking the town from her slumber Pushing fear into the hearts of many But for those who know the trick Now it rains with might The whole town goes damp Drawing long straight lines Which no man can draw better The crystal rain…

  • The tale of a Descendant

    Some very cold nights I stay awake Lights come flashing back to me Such nights as cruel and heartless Growing my mind from a needles eye And the reason per say, trailing The times gone in a sudden twinkle And lives back again in another second Like I traveled many miles back Now I remember…

  • Can you see God?

    On the morning sun rising solemnly Behind my cotton curtain And thru my eyes, tired and weary He smiles through the clouds Blessing the fields with corn In the waterfalls that give lively sounds He rides the thunder storm He lets the rain feed the livestock The grains, the chicken and the worms With dew…

  • Cold Nights of August

    The clouds are dark blue The skies painted with many hue The wind sifts about the way Pushing the turbans away The heights of the mountains Lay quiet, near the Lions den The clouds hung motionless Awaiting the Judges case A hopeful evening Turned to one, windy And here the storm just began Making all…

  • The Days Dream

    Now we sit around grinning The day has fast gone by We had spent the sweat The Sun has taken her toil But now we are here Glancing at the moonlight Wishing good dreams to the skies Watching the stars glitter From firmaments far away But then, the hope of the day The hope and…

  • Who had seen Zeus and his might

    Who had seen Zeus and his might? Who had heard the uproar up the hills? Who had seen the long strides of the king? He races with the thunder He rides the great South winds And surfs the volcanoes lava He swam the oceans in a second He moves the wheels that holds the map…

  • A tale of a Bard, at first

    There was a land far, far away Told to have been located by the bay The day wake with good tidings and bird twittering The wings of the Falcon flap above the hidden squirrels The skies clear with print of dark blue One of grace and light bright hue The trees tall as the mountain…

  • Dew

    When feeble men falter during the day Sprawling about the long quiet way Heaven sends down her wetness Upon the earths dry crust Adorning the many vegetations And blessing mens lives and opinions Writing this piece just few hours to my birthday.

  • A Word of Encouragement…

    In the Book of Genesis, it is stated that God, who has all Supremacy, Creativity, Wisdom, Knowledge, and Understanding, created man in His image. Therefore, we are essentially mini versions of Him. This means that we possess all the tools and know-how to accomplish something spectacular. The Lord paired His words with actions. So, we…

  • A Poets Tale

    Have you seen the sun set over the dark clouds Behind the lonely traveller marching up the hilly mounds? The evening sets in, covering all the light living on Earth It was about time for, moon-lit tales and screeching crickets The wind surge, we are left to feel it The birds fly away, as the…

  • August

    August says hi to you all It says keep your ears close Closer to his warm chest And you shall know How happy he is to meet you! Have a swell Month and August 8th is my birth day!

  • The Bee

    There was a little bee It always wore black and yellow And was always happy The bee love the row, And the heat of the sun The red petals of the Rose The bobcats and the moon And the dark haired moose The bee would always smile She was blessed, she had honey She was…

  • A Psalm, again.

    For the consciousness come thither to my weary soul The light shining upon the shades of my life The hope and love burning above all, in my heart I say Thanks Lord!

  • The Kiss

    The touch of your warmth Standing besides your whole length The wealth I desire dwells in you You become the antidote to my cold The reason I stay all nights, awake I have become a poetic witch You’re the reason I could burn at the stake The people mustn’t know am an elf And let…

  • Haiku: Frail bones

    And each night I come to this bed To lay my weak and frail bones Your thoughts flood my stray mind With strength come from Heavens atone

  • A Strange Night

    1 The cool night turned a storm The grey linings of the clouds Wore out with the passing firmaments The trees swirled in a wild dance The fallen leaves lept up in joy The imminent wind has come to play To the tune of Natures fury The wind, the rain and the lightning 2 The…

  • A muse: Stormy Night

    After the long day The storm has its way But come what may we lived to say

  • You, my Inspiration

    I shall look upon Thee In the face of the rising sun And on the evenings airy breeze Your beauty inspires me I sit staring into the air I see you walk to me Entangling me in your embrace Doing this little laugh I always grew fond of My joy knows no limit The fragrance…

  • A Muse: The Corn and The Beetle

    One day a black beetle Sat amused at the sight Of her neighbour from her tree shed “Oh how awful you look” She would say, grinning “You werent like this Some few months ago!” “How do I look?” The Corn asked blushing “You look stalky, long and hairy I dont like hairy guys!” “Well we…

  • The House on the Road

    There was a strange house near the highway Made of sun-burned bricks and hay Covered in soot and all about grey It stood like a scarecrow Overlooking the nights cold grip The door rims are low The reeds grow like the whip The neighbors shrug all the time With an apparition of a tongue tasting…

  • Dreams from the Front

    Originally posted on Oke’s Musings: Poetry, People and Places: The joy I left here with has gone It has grown wings and I knew not The direction of its flight Am terrified, I have no stories to tell anymore Each time a memory of holding your hands Comes to me, drops of tears roll down…

  • Haiku: The Bridge

    What is more beautiful than to build bridges To bring two different worlds together To bring in two nations to one embrace To bring land over a wide spread of water?

  • A tale of Poetry

    When poetry came upon the Earth There was but a very little A clan full of self-hate The lengths of the Earth grew brittle And many foundations could”nt hold The forests were full of heart wrenching thorns The deserts with man hungry cactus, so bold That the dreams of men lay forlorn The Whistling pines…

  • Muse: This Night

    One look of things here, now The world would seem so absurd The love I hid in my heart years back Comes to play on my wild fancies This is not my normal poetry per se, I wouldnt classify it as thus. i have had a clash somewhat with someone I really find fascinating and…

  • A farmers smile

    The days work is done The farmer return with smiles The mother hold the little one And welcome him who labor The infant grips the fathers arm Afraid not to let go A lullaby from this voice he waits for “All is well” A tale of farmlore The strength of the farmer Gone beyond the…

  • Haiku: God Everywhere

    On the day that breaks forth On the blue clouds up the skies On the surprised stare of an infant There is God everywhere

  • The Winds Tale: A call of the Hills

    The call of the hills… On a night dark as pitch We stay listening to the swooshing trees And the strange call up the hills… A tornado of wind come surfing down Pushing the brushes and woods apart Sending both man, child and pets scrambling Tall and strong wild palms bend double Threatening to crush…

  • Angels

    It becomes heavily cloudy The Lord lets it rain On the bosom of the rich and poor The suns ray beat us all this while Scorching she is, but our vegetables grow In the heat of sleepless nights The Nights calm airs come upon us They give the warmth we desire Sometimes the cripple on…

  • Haiku: Golden Corn

    The season has come The mild sun has gone The day is mild across the fields The Corn is beheld

  • Musing: The Love I have

    I found love in the air I breath Love in the waving trees Love in life, wild and close Love in a friendly dogs stare In the dark blue skies I found love in your eyes I found love loving Love in giving And love in being with Nature Now I found love today! Guess…

  • Wonder says I

    15.10.08 If men were to create themselves Then mirrors shall become gladiatory arenas And the Earth, an epitome of cruelty If ants could build skyscrapers Though centuries it must take Yet it would portray Natures wisdom If crocodiles were to be executioners In moments crooks become stories But for criminals there would be none If…

  • Three Poems

    The Sunflower rests on the bark of the tree Blushing on the fate of the lover bee The strange buzzing love rant As she wonders what he really wants The fog lay blinding the way The cloud, blue with lovely apparitions Letting her bridegroom show the way As the winds sang the adoration The fragrance…

  • Lullaby: The Rain on the Roof

    The nights cloud is ripe Full of Heavens dew to give Rain drops on our faces to wipe And to our beds warmth we cleave

  • Muse: Out in the Sunshine

    Once out in the sunshine We happen to see wonderful things Things strange and old Things new and rare We feel the warmth The scorch of the Sun And the Heavens shower On our light and fair skin Dawn approaches and I will miss you Your warmth, the heat and your embrace Though the high…

  • The meaning of: a Diamond

    Dreams are plans come true in the mind … Set to manifest in the future … Bond by strings of faith Perseverance, courage and Determination Then comes a taste from within … Boiling up a bowlful of Ideas … A spirit for clear values A culture of modern Innovations Inspirations are high and higher ……

  • Haiku: Love

    When there was love I saw the white clouds Clear like the sweet spring Leaping in joyful haste

  • A Lovers Delight

    Thoughts of you stay in me The plays in my heart The love I see in your eyes The mornings are beautiful We wake beside each other The Golden sun shines on the curtains And all shall be well

  • The Legend of the Cretian Minotaur

    The King of Athens killed the son of Minos, King of Crete. In revenge, Minos conquered Athens and forced its King to send him seven youth and seven maidens every year as a tribute. These victims were then sent into a huge maze, or labyrinth on an island where they were devoured by a monster,…

  • The Summers Tale

    When summers come around The flowers bloom, red, pink The clouds are proud with mild sun Joy gives hope, the bridges a link The green fields grow We see the farmers sow The summer leaves, taking the hue Blowing all a hearty kiss As her cold monstrous nephew Comes taking the once a bliss The…

  • The Clan and The Day

    So the sun rise quietly Behind the hill in the hamlet A smile spreads across the clan Children, pets: dogs and cats Boys with catapults and traps Girls with baskets for water Men gather, ready for a hunt And the women make soup So the day wakes the clan And the clan makes the day

  • Who I Love

    Oh I am in love Your grapes gave me wine Your love gave me life It is at your table I dine I stand at the foot of a hill Watching the setting sun Near the busy oil palm mill I see women, their quarry burn The road to the stream Are littered with fallen…