Oke’s Musings: Poetry, People and Places

Tag: poems

  • Two Poems of Oke’ Iroegbu, The Apple and The Summer

    The Apple blossom and turn red Before now the Pines tell her ‘You are not what we think you are’ For then she was green and young And when the wind blew around The forest side, she swerved about Like a tree leave upon a branch ‘I will blossom some day, you know’ She would…

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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…

  • 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

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • A Tale of Fantasia

    There’s a land far far away Somewhere any good traveller can reach A strong march thru fields of green and yellow wheat Which on it hides, flesh eating Ostriches And undisturbed monitors fighting to get a bite of flesh A sky that changes apparitions when stirred Across the long deep oceans With sea monsters, cucumbers…

  • Musing

    When you sing, it seemed you were crying The darks corner stays A quiet night, one of singing Let the warmth of the song light my ways The hot sun of these times The winds of the blessed clouds The Harmattan with her garments All driving about in her chariots When you wake the next…

  • A Dust of Locust

    Okechukwu Iroegbu A dark patch I saw from afar On a day the doors where left ajar A falling mist upon earth Greysome; a sight I loath The sun had seen much For I, never seen such Steven M Ross Sunlight still prevail Every emotion that you feel Like poetry is a bust So does…

  • Poetale: Story of Faith

    Once upon a time In a land separated By a peaked hill With clouds gathering On its highest tops The other side of the hill Nests the only stream Which serves all, cattle, man The villagers must then Climb the hill which was hectic A whooping half days trek To get to the stream To…

  • Musing: The Wind

    How cold it is tonight With very little warmth The frogs are happy outside They all had started their choir procession Singing with all croaky voices Dancing to the rhythm of it The wind blows heavily It has gripped the night And her cousin, cold Enjoys the evening ride With her ice cold fingers They…

  • Deceptive pursuits

    As we walk the void called life Wandering for things unknown Walking on deep darkness, Seeking much that others sought Blending into all strange hues Of hate, intolerance and wrath Understanding no religion, believing in bloodshed Fighting for some deity Maiming, killing, bombing And asking all questions why Staying hard from stepping on toes Getting…

  • Poetry

    Now poetry was passed down Long ago; thru a cloudy band And the lightened grey galaxies A mix of matter of time and climes And down it came To the swooshing trees And the singing waterfalls Passing thru some medium On a trading South wind venture Via the wildest rides of Nature Thru rivulets of…