Poems
SONG OF NIGERIA: NIGERIA WILL RULE THE WORLD BY JOHN ODEY ADUMA
BRITISH CHEVENING SCHOLAR AND PUBLISHER OF VIGILANCE - THE WORLD’S LEADING SECURITY MAGAZINE, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM Nigeria, great country, destined to rule the world There’s no natio ........
Do You Know Why They Have Lost Their Voices?
(In Condemnation of *BABA) Whatever happened to the cicadas which once disturbed our mid-day sun with their endless shrills; Whatever happened to the talking parrots of the rainf ........
WHAT ABRAHAM DIDN’T DO
Abraham didn’t cry, He prayed. Abraham didn’t grumble, He trusted. Abraham didn’t doubt, He believed. Abraham didn’t compare, He looked unto God, the Author and Finisher of h ........
THE NEW WORLD (DIS)ORDER
“…. are there iniquities in our world?” BY JOHN ODEY ADUMA Topsy-turvy, scatteration – Unnaturalness! Unnaturalness! Accommodation, accommodation, Tolerance, tol ........
Ihu Irere
Goodbye, Malam, but where next...?I tell you true-trueAnd I swear by my mother,Na Washington they say e dey now!Put your ear to my radio, you go hear as they talk am say na U.S.A e dey,No be U.S.A the ........
THE NIGERIAN SPIRIT
Photo credit: The Nation. The Nigerian spirit is the spirit that stirs up the best in Nigerians. It constitutes great visions and great dreams; dreaming big dreams and seeing to their re ........
LET OUR HUMANITY SHINE
“…like over the dark cloud, the sun will shine over Turkey and Syria again.” O Turkey,O Syria,Have you both been brought so low,Reduced to a mere rubble,And humbled in just a matter of moment? Down yo ........
ISRAEL HAS GONE MAD AGAIN!
As you run amok like a wounded lion Bombarding Lebanon with your cluster bombs – The world is asking, and the posterity too are asking: Is this offensive just for two of your soldiers ........
THE NONVIOLENCE OF A HORSE
BY JOHN ODEY ADUMA “Come,” they say, “let us destroy them as a nation, so that Israel’s name is remembered no more.” - Psalm 83:4 The whole humanity now knows ........
THE LAND HERE
BY JOHN ODEY ADUMA The land here is not for grazing nor for colony, nor for your habitation. And you are not a part of the land here, so are not part of our h ........
On The Edge
Who set our earth on fire That it should warm uncontrollably, Causing prolonged heat waves Which sears our skins, And provoking stormy gales, Glacial melting And runaway flooding ........
IMMACULATE LOVE
IMMACULATE LOVE (End of I.T. Reflection for Isi) True love Is God-centred True love Is white. True love, True love True love Is ever pure. This ........
I SEE
Priceless Pearl of Fortune I see your beauty, And naturalness; I see you are elegant; gorgeous; And sophisticated; I see your infectious trademark smile I see you are radiant, ........
THE WAR NEXT TIME
BY JOHN ODEY ADUMA Afenifere dey South West; OPC nko? E dey South West; Agbekoya nko; E dey South West. The parrot’s hunters nko? Dem too dey South West! Ohaneze Ndig ........
THE CLOSE OF THE AGE
A Special Tribute to Her Majesty The Queen, Elizabeth II BY JOHN ODEY ADUMA O Ma’am, O Your Majesty, The Queen O Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor O Lilibet! W ........
LIZ’S FIZZY
BY JOHN ODEY ADUMA Momma got me a bar of Liz Fizzy ice cream And told me to read the direction for use Before starting to leak it, Warning me to open the wrap slowly and with ca ........
IMMINENCE OF ECOLOGICAL APOCALYPSE
Our planet is warming very fast With grave consequences Wreaking havoc of unimaginable proportions. The wild is in a fit of convulsion And the rainforests are vanishing fast with frigh ........
THE ACTS OF THE SILENT SENTINEL AND THE DANGER OF DOING NOTHING
When Muhammadu Buhari attacked the Shi’ites and killed them; I said: I just can’t be bothered because I’m not a Shi’ite; And when he went Python-dancing at Afara-Ukwu; I said: I just can ........
IMMACULATE LOVE
(End of I.T. Reflection for Isi) True love Is God-centred True love Is white. True love, True love True love Is ever pure. This meeting of ours Will ever gr ........
INSIDE THE LONDON UNDERGROUND IN THE HOT SUMMER OF JULY 2006
How come everyone Has suddenly turned into a volcano Erupting at the slightest touch, Barking at one another on the tube Like the Alsatian bulldog And behaving like a cat and a dog? ........
THE RAPE OF AMAZON
Enter: The accused: Man The Tribunal: Court of Posterity The Judge: Posterity Man, We charge you Of raping Amazon And disrobing her Of her ancient canopies And exposing ........
THE PEACEMAKER’S PLEDGE
BY JOHN ODEY ADUMA, PUBLISHER AND BRITISH CHEVENING SCHOLAR, UNITED KINGDOM Nigeria will not break up…Nigeria will never, ever break up! Fellow Nigerians, hold thou it neither tight n ........
A MESSAGE TO AMERICA
“Sad Assad…we are coming after you,” President Obama seems to be saying. Come again…Whata you talk, Barack? IF you must strike, Let it not be out of fear of being thought weak, ........
WITH OUT AN ANCHOR
BY JOHN ODEY OKABO OBOYA ADUMA We are now in a world without an anchor And the ship is buffeting against the stormy gale of the Atlantic. Everything’s broken down and scatter ........
THE SKY FELL
The sky fell on Lebanon And smashed her to shreds And so, the sky fell; The sky fell on Lebanon and reduced her to a rubble. And so, the sky fell; The sky fell on Lebanon A ........
LONDON WHALE AND THE FUTURE OF MAN
Man: Do not weep for me, But weep for yourself that are endangered In this compact planet, You have harried the forests And frittered the rocks; You have burrowed the moun ........
VENICE’S SORROW
Flood, flood, flood everywhere, And no route of escape Nor a place to which we shall escape. Therefore, we will remain here with the water, We will remain here with this water ........
INVADE AND DISPOSSESS
Did I not warn you not to go out When I hear the python was coming to the East for their pretended dance extravaganza reminding you of July 29, 1966 and October 4, 1967 through to, ........
THE ODYSSEY
BY JOHN ODEY ADUMA “…multiply, and replenish the earth….,” Genesis 1:28. Just caught COVID or recovering from one, Having lung COVID or not, Still in tears or they are j ........
THE BATTLE GROUND
So, would I to the battlefield Where Israel and Hezbollah In show of strength are staring at each other Eyeball to eyeball with each boasting of Annihilating the other from the surface ........
VUVUZELA: HERALD OF THE NEXT AGE
(Dedicated to Tomorrow) By JOHN ODEY ADUMA Vuuuuu! Vuuuuu! Vuuuuu! Vuvuzela, spirit of the next age, You who awaken our kindred spirit And unite us in the bond of brothe ........
THE CONTINUITY ANNOUNCER
Another talk shop, another gathering of political eunuchs At a time like this, a very strong moral and divine voice is needed…and that Voice from the Excellent Glory doth asketh the Bishop o ........
THE NATURE OF SATAN
Only Comrade Putin is a human being, All the rest of humanity are animals, So, he alone goes on two legs and the rest on four, Only he is wise, the rest stupid. He alone is entitl ........
ENU
(My Mother) Enu, I was the child you carried in your womb for nine months, And you were the vessel that for the season in your womb offered me peace immeasurably and a fine restfu ........
MOVE ON, FAST, BRAVELY AND COURAGEOUSLY…
GLORY TO UKRAINE! Onward soldiers… You may be fighting with bare hands, But move on with the spirit of the ancients With both courage and that volcanic fire In your heart ........
MOVE ON
You may be fighting with bare hands, But move on with that spirit of your ancestors, With both courage and that volcanic fire In your hearts to consume the filthy enemies who are ........
SILENT SENTINEL AT THE VILLAGE GATE
ilent sentinel, are you not meant To stop war mongers and invaders From entering the village? Are you not meant to fight terrorism And prevent wars in our village And ensure p ........
CONSPIRACY OF THE GODS
The gods are jealous because I’m in love with the Princess So conspired to ruin the day And like angry wanton boys Kicked the drums of water in the sky To let rains pour upon the ea ........