BIRTHDAY
It is my birthday today! It's been a while here. So, yesterday, I taught my J.S.S 3 students tips on composing a poem and I asked them to write a five-line poem which I was going to publish here. This is my own special way of celebrating my birthday. So, below are their poems. Enjoy!
LIFE
(Abidoye Roimot)
Life's road is never straight,
It is like a long train full of loads.
So many curves, so many bends.
Sometimes it is friendly, sometimes a foe.
Sometimes it is dry and sometimes it is full of hope.
A BETTER PLACE
(Ogunleye Comfort)
When I look into the sky,
I see the moon is bright.
Soon, the sun will rule the morning
and the struggling youth
will mount the height of the sun.
DEATH
(Onwenna Mercy)
I take many away,
I come unannounced
with a fragrance of sorrow.
I am a wandering spirit moving everywhere I choose,
taking anyone, I want.
JUSTICE
(Odekunle Modesire)
Justice is a luxury car
only the rich can ride
while the poor walk in agony.
When I speak of Justice,
I think of my country, Nigeria.
FRIENDSHIP
(Ebhohimhen Joshua)
Like hotness and coldness, like the sun and the moon.
It is never too late, before it is noon.
Together we stand, on solid rock we land.
Together, we are one,
but divided, we are none.
NIGERIA
(Salami Aliyah)
Nigeria needs a better tomorrow
Nigeria, guided by better leaders
A Nigeria with a buoyant economy,
the envy of other nations.
Nigeria, a land of luxury.
BLACK & WHITE
(Opeisa Victoria)
Silence speaks in black and white
Open your heart and I will show you might
Sit with me and I will give you knowledge, wisdom and might.
In me, you find your freedom.
NIGERIA, MY COUNTRY
(Udeagbala Amarachi)
Nigeria, my country
A place full of pains and laughter,
a country blessed but bleeding.
A place full of joy and sadness,
Oh! Nigeria, my country.
THE BEGGER
(Ayodele Gregory)
A poor beggar sits by the roadside
begging for alms
spreading prayers in exchange for nickels
But life becomes his friendly companion again
serving his story on gold platter.
THE PAIN OF DEATH
(Okoro Samuel)
The pain of death is
like a knife in my heart.
You come and go like a thief in the night
leaving me with a painful feeling of emptiness
and dread.
SORROW
(Innocent Happiness)
My happiness is gone,
friends I have none
No one to talk to
Nothing I can do
Than to silence the pain.
Thank you for reading through. See you next time.
