Category: Submitted Poems

Submitted poem ’BANJI OLATONA: I BID THEE FAREWELL! Poem by Oluwatomilola K. Boyinde · 2026 Sleep on beloved, sleep and take thy rest lay Down thy head upon thy saviours breast We love thee, but Jesus loves thee best Until we meet again before his throne Clothed in the spotless robe He gives his own […]

Submitted poem AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS 2013! Poem by Adeola Poet Adebowale · 2026 Poor pitch of play Disappointing players/teams Officiating;Total show of shame Disgraceful Tournament Organization. ……………………………… Everything is now a shadow of itself No longer holding the place of pride The centre no longer holds;things falling apart even from scratch Africa,Oh Africa! Who […]

Submitted poem I Can’t Wait, I Just Can’t Poem by Sam DePoet · 2026 I Can’t Wait, I Just Can’t The Night cometh not, it tarries yet again, it hides your shiny face away from me for the umpteenth time, alas! the wait continues… I can’t wait for the Night to come, when I can […]

Submitted poem I’LL ALWAYS REMAIN YOURS! Poem by Oluwatomilola K. Boyinde · 2026 Even if LAUTECH Babes dresses to kill Appears in the latest fashion in town E’en if their rooms become Boutique Ent. I’ll like your simple dressing all the same. When they cook their hair Just to gain my recognition When they wash, […]

Submitted poem Peter’s Surprise: Poem by Adedayo Agarau · 2026 Peter’s Surprise: Near the base of His cross I stood; Nothing about this dayhad turned out good. Some wept, others pointed and jeered, I departed, troubled and feared. An innocent man had just died upon that cross. That night I could not sleep, but instead […]

Submitted poem [Will I be remembered?] Poem by Olá Taju · 2026 If I leave On a sojourn Never to return to where I once lived Will I be remembered? If I leave On a stint Without a print On where I once lived Will I be remembered? If I leave On a journey, Never […]

Submitted poem I Know A Man Poem by Olá Taju · 2026 "It is cruel, That we are granted, the desire to know But denied how, to do so properly." ~Anonymous. I know a man Who got adrift in the ocean Almost Died of thirst Though with water all around; He was unable to drink […]

Submitted poem I AM AT PEACE!!! Poem by Olá Taju · 2026 It was you that make me promises When the sun is shining But when you see the storm brewing It changed to excuses Thank God for the rain It washed away all unnecessary, pain. You said you’ll ride with me, No matter how […]

Submitted poem I set out in my local attire Poem by Ayodele Fayinminu · 2026 I set out in my local attire Up the hilltop – the precious sapphire Defying the odds of times To break the shackles of thraldom Gaze trained on the goal Mind set above this ground-zero Imbued in revolutionary elan Out […]

Submitted poem DIALOGUE WITH BEDMATE, THE SKY Poem by Oppong Clifford Benjamin · 2026 STREET BOY: Love your nightie So dark but brightening Designed with stars and moon Today we will sleep like loons THE SKY: Thanks dear, Saw you during the day Hauling distances with your drays Saw you thirsty, so I cried down […]