Written By: Franklyn Orode
A professional civil engineer and poet writes a poem about nature
Often they come on some forlorn evenings
These distant relatives of the sparkling stars
Out in the open field like innocent children
Playing on rainy days, oblivious of our pain
Myriads of fragile angels singing melodies
flapping their tiny wings in enviable strides
Teach me the open secret of your symphony
As your orchestra performs on this balcony
You are welcome to my courtyard tonight
Little chandeliers like a spread-out blanket
Beautifying my face with a thousand smiles
With cheerful tears wetting my drowsy eyes
In the midst of your clan, sore memoirs fade away
My mountain of worries on a momentary holiday
When you pride in elegance like miniature moons
With your fire unquenchable caressing the dewdrops
Tomorrow at twilight, I’ll be here waiting for more
Call me when you come, you can knock at my door
Or lean up against my wall and whisper songs to my sleep
My pals you’ve been, from my windows you can peep
Franklyn Orode is a professional civil engineer with an insatiable knack for poetry. He is a literary enthusiast with his works published on many online platforms.
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Three Poems By Nigerian Poet, Boloere Seibidor
This suite of poems is a tripod, nestling lines with the potency of red-hot coals. The poems might smell like your fondest memories of love and replay your wrestling matches with anxiety and faith issues, but one thing is certain, they will warm your heart and ignite your muse. You will deeply admire the dexterity with which Boloere Seibidor collects delicate words, molds, and breathes life into them, before making them transcribe the emotions which are difficult to process. No doubt, these poems are magic in verses!
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This suite of poems is a tripod, nestling lines with the potency of red-hot coals. The poems might smell like your fondest memories of love and replay your wrestling matches with anxiety and faith issues, but one thing is certain, they will warm your heart...
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thunderclaps & gloomy downpours, instead of the gaiety of sunshine,
as if to say that it, too, is still learning the art of joyfulness."
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By virtue of his dictions and soaring mind, the poet leaves us with a feeling that will linger.
Thanks all for reading my poem. May we keep appreciating nature.
[…] oyster shells we pick by the shores of a poet’s mind after it has overflowed its banks. My first contact with Franklyn’s poetry was memorable and I was immediately won over with his soft imageries which […]