There i sat
Playing with my dress
Relishing the great pleasure
Of my legs beneath the sand
With my face to the moon
Hearing the sweet lullaby of the stars
There i sat
peaceful and calm

Till...
The rain shrouded the moon
The stars took off on their heels
The ocean overflowed its banks
And washed off the sands that adored my legs
I was left soaked in the mud
My dress became a dirty thorn
And my tears drowned in the sea

How hard i wept
My innocence taken from me
And even harder i wept
When i remembered that rain was you.

****

nice one...guess its on a loss of virtue.


putting up another soon.

here is another:

Come see what i hold
It's delicate than an egg
Its the crown upon my head
The very reason they buzz after me
Like flies would rotten eggs
All of them sweet tongued
With protruding bags of gold
yet i kept it so close
for i wanted a sense of pride

Then he came along
Right from the eastern land
Where Golden light cast upon his face
His smile weakened my knee
Broke through the wall of two decades
And without a will or defence
My pearl cast upon the floor
Slain by tides of emotion
And then he went
With the tides of the western wind

Alas,
Your belated feet never saw
that thing i fought so hard to keep

****

since no one wants to share. i might as well colonise the thread.



The Perfect One
He must think he's God
Wielding the power to a soul
My soul

For i dance
To the tune he plays
This wild game with my heart
Every string roped around the core of my soul

When he leaves i weep
My world shatters
At the pull of his bag
Helplessly i crave
for the release of the pain inside
caused by the same devil

Long ago i traded my joy
Sold my soul to the angel of dark
Cuddled by the warmth of love
And fed with the forbidden fruit

Now,
Everything is gone
My joy, peace and well-being
Even he too is gone
The imperfect one who makes me warm

****.

Hmmmn. Nice thread. Nice poems by you both. Firestar makes it look easy doesn't she? Princesa, where have you been? Hmmmn, where have I been?

i said it!
when i saw your name on my followed topics
i just knew I've seen you before
long time dear
I've been here, just recently though
now where have you been yourself?

Lol. You said it oh.

Where I have been is dealing with Life. Too many things happening at once, ya know?

i know dear, that's life.
so you back for good?

To Chinua Achebe


you die immortal
haven crested your feet
in the footprint of time
your voice lives on
in the pages of my literature book
accomplished thats who you are
for ur name remain for posterity to hear
pride of nigeria
giant of Africa
even death weeps
for it swallowed a big fish
And i can only honour you in my mind
Rest in peace
for now you are at Ease

Epic. That one word to describe it.
My God the poem for chinua Achebe is astonishingly beautiful
I love it
Great work dear you rock



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To Chinua Achebe
you die immortal
haven crested your feet
in the footprint of time
your voice lives on
in the pages of my literature book
accomplished thats who you are
for ur name remain for posterity to hear
pride of nigeria
giant of Africa
even death weeps
for it swallowed a big fish
And i can only honour you in my mind
Rest in peace
for now you are at Ease



Can't stop loving it

He was and still an inspiration to young writers. may his soul rest in peace

thanks Chris for dropping by
will do as you suggest.
Chinua was a great inspiration to me
we all miss him

Chinua was a great inspiration to me
we all miss him[/quote]

He will forever live in our heart

Can you bring heaven down?
Raise the tempo of my heart beat?
Where's the cold cold midas touch?
That would counter the heat burning me within
Can the melody of your drums
Make me tingle and wriggle till i go numb?

I Wanna see you work over me like fine pottery
keep me hanging at the edges of my desire
Take me to the cleft of passion
where my naive heart crave and long to be
where men say heaven reside

I wonder baby if you can
Open forth those secrets with your touch
Explore them with your lips on my skin
Kill the boredom of empty promises
Don't just talk the talk

I want the words come alive in me!

*****

I looked with awe into her eyes,
guilty with pleasure yet so innocent,
her breast seemed succulent,
her ..mouth watery with passion,, oh yes.. fountain of pleasure,
her laps ...hmmm.. shreder of samsonz dignity ,
With this nature imbued tools of Eve,
she lured me into her den.


My godlike structure awoken from slumber,
Her experience yes I remember ,...unfathomable,
My inexperience regretably despicable,
the kiss lacked that artistery,
an untested warrior in the best art of mankind,
or so they say,
i committed an unforgvable sacrilege,
...her eyes betrayed the disapointment..,
she so neatly tucked in her agony.,
I was no match for this damsel.,
the message was daring yet plainly said.

I should av knwn better, my mind whispered,
her words still glitter,
''my darling'' she echoed,
an innocent lamb slaughted with a touch of mastery,,
i succumbed to this unknown pleasure...a fantasy that I drew inevitably into reality..

Almst wrote sumthing for Achebez memores when I read this line ., ''Even death weeps, for it had swallowed a big fish'' God that was amazing gurl!
Luv ur works o!

you're welcome aboard, thanks

If i could never have you
Then let life itself go
Did i come so deep?
Blame the pain that draws me to its valley
like quicksand i sink like am falling through space
If home is not with you
then let me journey beyond and forget
I love my life but i don't love its taste:
bitter sweet
fairer dark
joyful pain
every single vein constricted in grief

Am sinking, melting like wax
Please catch me if you can

Or provide the punching bag.

Ts long i wrote, i must confess you inspired 2 returnd 2 seek d road, lyf distractions can be so rude, dat one puts his dreams off route, well all i can say is guddos, . . . N dnt b lyk me. . . Dnt stop smewher until u gt up dre' ' '

The temptation is there
the urge is real
to start and then quit
encouragement like yours always mend

thanks for dropping by.

Fly like a butterfly
Sting like a bee
On the goddess, I will rely
But I shall never let you be

At the stage, is hate all you can offer?
Let nature never let it come true
I might be blinded, but I know that smile means its over!
Girl you look just like the Caribbean blue

I would like to be with you soon
But girl you're farther than the moon

********
I'm quack ain't I?

nah, its nice, and i love the rhyme...

welcome aboard

^^ thanks p, I appreciate that

You're free to input also. If you have one poem for the road of any day and anyhow you're feeling. Share with us.

Thanks and welcome aboard

The road today is bored and exasperated, and a little remorseful too...



Say hi to pretty Miss Oliver
The one who loves more and still want all
Can't seem to stick with only one D.ick
Wanting even Harry, Paul and Roderick
Teasing and taunting the masculine folks
Using Eve's gift to trap them all in
chopping their force With Delilah claws
And Inviting them to the trap of Jeze's grasp.

Phew!
It too is vanity
For the heart is never appeased
At the end, there lays the seductress
Swimming the oceans where lone hearts lounge
Afraid to take the leap and tumble and fall
Afraid to take the leap and make it all up.
Afraid of the power to hold up one lamp
And afraid to kneel for the claim of one man.

Phew! It too is vanity

"Come come awaken me with a kiss"

princesa write a Shakespearean sonnet

ovienita:
"Come come awaken me with a kiss"

was it warm enough?

badmusace:
princesa write a Shakespearean sonnet

na where i go start with that one

princesa:
na where i go start with that one

lool! you can do it jor, u dey form humility abi?