Ramadan Poem | Day 27: Worry Away by Zulikha Idris Babalola
WORRY AWAY As Clay, our worry was…. Who knows? Then sculpted and our worry was to breathe Then we breathed and we worry to swim…
Ramadan Poems
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Ramadan Poem | Day 24: Paintings by Onafowokan Taofeek Busayo
PAINTINGS If i could learn how to paint a living soul I could paint one for you Drenched in a blood chain That makes the…
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Ramadan Poem | Day 9: Lover’s Call by Onafowokan Taofeek Busayo
Lover’s Call When the terrain of the skins Spread under the nose of the sky I want to leave this rhyming world of vanity But…
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Ramadan Poem | Day 28: The Night by Onafowokan Taofeek Busayo
THE NIGHT The night had grown old in the hands It had become a grey hair turning fear The night had turned blue in the…
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Ramadan Poem | Day 29: The Love of Allah by Onafowokan Taofeek Busayo
The Love of Allah If life is to be burrow On the wheel of tranquillity Where man dances and mounts; It is the waist of…
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Ramadan Poem | Day 12: And Ye Shall Come To Know by Zulikha Idris Babalola
And Ye Shall Come To Know The body And the body shall come to know That the pangs of hunger we feel Is not because…
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Ramadan Poem | Day 7: Justice by Zulikha Idris Babalola
Battered Bruised Abandoned Ripped off Robbed Subjugated Enslaved Indicted Accused Confined Jailed Killed Chaos Then silence… Where’s equity? Where is fair shake? Where is right?…
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Ramadan Poem | Day 5: Contentment by Zulikha Idris Babalola
When will human ever be satisfied? Always feeling the need to multiply When he’s successful, he feels gratified When he’s not, he wants to compromise…
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Ramadan Poem | Day 21: The Odd Numbers by Onafowokan Taofeek Busayo
The Odd Numbers Every being wants to journey The 84 years 4 months in a night They crumble their beds In the face of the…
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Ramadan Poem | Day 10: Modesty by Zulikha Idris Babalola
Modesty Zulikha, Know that what I speak to you regarding your modesty goes beyond what you see Is not just about your chastity And obviously…