Oke’s Musings: Poetry, People and Places

Author: Oke Iroegbu

  • Haiku, from The Descendants of The Rainmakers

    Say Hoolarliboe And with words We could make Somethings beautiful

  • Musing: Cold Mornings

    Cold morning Monster weather Heaven filters in Her dew and airy lather We stare, we shake The cold kept us awake

  • Lost Love

    Love flowed in this heart Pure as in the waters That flow on smooth rocks And of a baby”s tears Growing her first tooth We watched it sprout This is a lovely one, we thought But then the suns scorch Came to it, with fiery passion The heat was on, unbearable The love melted off,…

  • The Descendant, a rains incantation

    The rain falls softly It falls light on me And it minds not why Amazed of such One of uncertainty Of the rain drops falling On I who was a bloodline Break the kola Wave the palm frond Call the wind, and … And listen carefully For the mother of the rain Muster some courage…

  • Lullabic

    Now I will be your cook tonight Tell me what you desire most Anything, rice, pies or Turkish delight? Now I will be a carpenter, why not? To mend the boards and all things Do good, get me my hammer and mallet Now I will be a stone, nay a rock You can call me…

  • The Old Man and The Bulb

    I met an old man Walking down the lane Passing thru the barn With a face, bold and stern He dropped his stick And I watched him stoop His body rattled, weak And down the steps, I took a hop “Hello sire, lemme help you” He looked up, a bright smile “Oh, goodness, my son,…

  • Musing: The Sugar Ant

    I wonder how you sniff out my sugar The trails to my little cupboard stands The taste beckons to you, And when I return from my issues, weary I see you and your brethren Mocking my ever precious sugar!

  • Haiku: To A Heart That Beats My Rhythm

    Now I dont know why Why I am so fond of you How my nights go by And all I do, I think of you

  • Under the Mango Tree, a childhood Tale

    When nights come We run around We play about We sing to the Moon And she blushes all the while When the nights come The crickets call out From hidden “shriekadels” A fortress of hope Portraying the beauty of the night When nights come We see the bats fly In haste to somewhere We watch…

  • Flowers for you

    Flowers are natures gifts They bloom, they are fine And bees find nectar on them The airs delight on their fragrance Flowers reminds me of you A tender but strong woman One of Natures goddesses One of Natures sweet flowers One of Natures gifts to man

  • Courage

    for UE 1.6.2015 The breadth of the Earth lay wet But the Sun rises from the East From vague sights and the mist The dark jungles, cool and serene But the Lions stride through the green Fearing neither man or faun A shriek of strength is heard up the skies The Eagle soars high up,…

  • Happie Birthdae text to a brother and mentor- Mr John O. Iroegbu

    Now take a very long deep breath Cos something new is about to unfold The pressure is about to start, you feel it But you gat it all takes, believe it The stars stand still this Mayful night Expectations are high, the rains soft Listen to your heart playing guitar strings This is your moment,…

  • Another Tree Tale, before now

    Now you are standing like a King Like a Hermit crab with her pincers Waving strange curvy branches above my head Just in a slight, your leaves pat my hair The hot sun searches for who to scorch But under you all little fauna find solace A citadel of cool breezes and life! Now I…

  • Home coming: freestyle

    The strange rains fall Leaves fall in circles With a back on the wall I watch the Wrestlers debacle Now the quietness falls on me Solemn, it seems today Chatting, what a boring day it be For my home beckons far away

  • Haiku: Silver Curse

    As it all came with the Word A message, all bles-sed Judas betrayed the Lord And silver was cur-sed

  • Breaking the Igbo Kola Nut

    God our tryst makerOur lover and He who knows allChineke m, ke bi nigwe!Maker of the UniverseHe whom fetches water with a basketTo disgrace the bucketHe who whips us with one handAnd consoles us with the otherHe who stills a raging seaHe who made the Kola nutThe King of all foods!We come to You, our…

  • the Farmer

    What beautiful things a farmer can be The late night he dreams of his cattle The other days dream was for the pigs And always the sweet music of the farm Comes to him as an embrace What beautiful things a shepherd can do At the call of the Rooster, early morning He, off his…

  • Pensive

    What shall we say Now at this fine moment of May That we stand on this wet clay Watching the Sun leave the day? Now the leaves fall and fade In the streams, we quietly wade And to our past we solemnly bade Welcoming the future which the Creator made The dark clouds grow and…

  • Poetry as genuine as it should be, Part 1

    Poetry is like we humans, existing on earth. Each poem is like one different man out of the billions. You do not expect it to look exactly like the other. It has its own uniqueness different from others. Poetry need not be lengthy or very short, it must not be like Shakespeares work, it must…

  • A Psalm, of Oke Iroegbu

    I am writing a poem about you For a well blessed day it was You made the skies dark blue And such a lovely day gone pass Today I was heavily stressed My eyes weak and dreary To find my way to bed I pray you, dwell with me We all are thankful to Thee…

  • Midnight Thought

    Once upon a midnight dreary As I pondered weak and weary The night was grim and all was damp Swarms of flyfull insect surround my lamp And out there the trees stood like Halloween ghosts Waiting to take a stab, standing lightly on the dusts The clouds shine, Zeus was trying out his new lamp…

  • Lost Love

    Love caught me unawares Staring thru the dim light Across the long quiet hall And the solemn drops of rain Sifting cool breezes thru the window The length of my arm surveying And the wavering candle light joyful My paper shade with tears As you appear scantily clad before me Oh smooth smoke of the…

  • Uyo Night Rain

    Thundering, Heavens clap In might and strange call We tremble, we watch The crystal drops fall Freezing winds flush about The rain falls, uncaring The Heavens light, thunders nephew Show his face, now and then Sending chills down our spines Everyone clasping their cheeks Some minding not the dripping saliva All waiting and watching With…

  • Tree Tale with FranK Onuoha

    Tree tale by Oke Iroegbu and Frank Onuoha March 14, 2015 Sitting under a long leafy tree On a mild and serene noon With some Natures best creatures A stray buzzing bee A colony of black ants A handful of wild mushrooms And some twittering birds The breeze blows at intervals Bringing the smell of…

  • Family Thoughts

    – Family is divine. God approves marriage and the family. The family influences society and acts as a force for positive change. – Family provides hope and understanding more than anyone else. When we share roots, live together, play together, hope together, love and care together, and naturally notice when someone is sad, downtrodden, happy,…

  • You

    I want to tell you how much you mean to me The clouds are blue ’cause I see you The rains are light ’cause we’re under it The Baobab waves her branches ’cause under her we seat The air is mild, you sent sweet breezes to me The nights are warm, you sit beside my…

  • MUSING- STARS

    The rings of stars Shining gleefully tonight Reminds me of you My innocent one Thoughts fly about And in my lonely web Your memories are caught

  • How

    How days turn to nights Fast the way ahead runs, Everyone in haste to follow it A glimpse we need and a little wit How friends turn pale and blue All changes in different hues And we grow without it In hope of another to meet How it all comes to me now To you…

  • Henry

    I knew an old man, Henry He was huge, brave and hairy On a beach away from the ferry He lived, happy and merry A little insect crawled up his foot And ‘ah hu, ah ha!’ he did hoot Hopping about like an Indian goof But smiling and strong after the suit He told of…

  • First rains- Haiku

    Rain in Ovim! Cool Winds Mild air Dark Clouds Here and there, Swooshing trees I think I should my head lay for a while! Ovim is my hometown, just arrived from the busy congested city.

  • Musing: Encouragement

    When the night skies cloud And all seem black and dark When life seems so strange And all about, hope evaporates When no ideas come about to write And the burning candles seem to be vain When it rains and floods And there’s no tunnel out When pain and disappointments come And the voices of…

  • The Legend of Wawadomea: Tarantula Snakefish

    There are dreams I like to forget, strange and at times confusing. Dreams that came and went and when I wake I find myself still wallowing in my own reverie, call it sleepwalking if you may but I for all the journey we ever had with The Wave detest all such occurrences. It plays on…

  • a message of love

    Having a tough time reading thru you Now the lights are gone Trying to guide this little candlelight with my shaky palms The light grows wild and full of the strange twists of the world I put it back on its hold Caring so it doesn’t fall But the empty world beckons to it again…

  • VAL

    I am sharing this love with you little one I find no words to express my joy My attachment to you The whole world revolves around this: The way I feel about you Being far away from home. With my lil cousin @ Ovim- We share the same first name.

  • Natures Tale

    And to you all who see this; this evening: There are many of them here Over the clouds of Ovim Glittering like tiny jewels in the dark Standing majestically over the hills Under where we sight the stars On a mild quiet evening Natures gleeful stare on us And our own look, up To meet…

  • Garden of Love

    Make your heart a fine garden Free of rocks and weeds Bring all sweet flowers and trees Let the Golden Sun shine on it Then watch all beautiful birds Come to play on it Sorry guys my system got spoiled. Trying to come back, missed it and love!

  • The TimeWalker

    I was the boy Hairy, impatient, hopeful A grandson of a great farmer A veteran and a warrior Hewn out of strong wills Killing one eyed bugs Fearing not man or beast Eating the grains of the field And the sweet Bees honey I was the boy Living ten thousand years ago That walked the…

  • Goodnight Tale

    When I say goodnight I meant I love you And sad I am, to let my eyes Close before you Though my consciousness gone My heart beats warmly In ecstatic joy of you And all you stand To be for me   For Ma H. Iroegbu Mr and Mrs  John Iroegbu Mr and Mrs Chuky…

  • Shooting Star

    Have you sat on a desk Outside the cloudy dark Waiting for some shooting star On a journey to the east?   The dark solemn nights Quiet, shy and calm Whistles to the ears Soft tunes of Mother Nature Calling all beasts, and flora Gathering a long tale Like a stalk of leaves Packed on…

  • Natures cruelty by Emeka Ogbonnaya

    In a forgotten land there was a forgotten bird who spanned the length of River Kyle longer than Nile. In a forgotten land there was a forgotten fish who swam the nooks of River Kyle longer than Nile The forgotten fish fell in love with the forgotten bird For several full moons Through fatal storms…

  • Musing: Lesson

    This evening, watching the ants A good lesson came by Keep love in your heart And every challenge is conquered Oiroegbu Halls

  • She

    She lay in my arms Quiet, whispering and thinking Listening to the tune Of the Pines outside I saw the pain, the grief The despair maybe from disappointment Not sure of the future I wonder, I search her I look all about for a clue Beautiful she is, just lonely Wallowing in an unseen pain…

  • Peace

    Let the rains fall heavily Wash our green fields free of blood Let snow cakes clog boots and machines Let air blow off deadly jets Let all darkness turn to life – green and abundance And let Divinity bless us humanity Let the world know some peace Let Mother Nature declare war on War! Oiroegbu…

  • Remember me

    Remember me, when old and frail I become When the tales I tell, leave my lips All emboldened in my cold heart And all I could is mutter Remember me when my white face Darkened and old become And my skin dry from my age And all I can is to wimp Remember me when…

  • A friend and family

    I offer you my hand Take it, make it one of yours It is a piece of my heart, That I give you Keep it safely with you For yours is safe with me Friends are roses Their aroma smells From afar off Their light, like the sun Throwing warmth to us Following our paths…

  • An Elfy ear

    Talk about my ears All the while I was an alien An item of friendly mockery Yes, the ears are special Made to hear not this earth Divine, a gift of nature Giving to this innocent child A burden bestowed A blessing to see To hear the faintest Of voices, of the trees calling Of…

  • Listen

    Listen to the voices of your conscience To the voices hewn to the strings of your heart The drum player from across the forested hills Beats the rhythm, that searches the mind And asks many questions, On a cloudy evening During the time of the Harmattan Comes a drummer, followed by a flute And when…

  • To Love

    How beautiful it is to love Two hearts to become one To see from the same reason To dance under the tree On nights the moon shone How lovely it is to love Even when the earth Full of pain and tears Cloud about the atmosphere But the love we have Shields us from all…

  • The Spider lair

    Oh see the spider web Fine, gay and lonely Clean it is and well kept How clean mother spider seem! Quiet, harmless and welcoming A fortress she clones But an abattoir For any visitor The spiders web Lies empty in wait Expectant of a kill A stray fly or bug Oiroegbu Halls

  • The Poet-Painter

    The painter is a poet The poet is a painter There comes a time When we shall paint the world With all beautiful hue Beautiful, light and colorful, Make her look like a butterfly Broken out from a cocoon Adding a fresh lively color To the worlds darkness The oceans blue is a painting The…