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A lot do happen in Nigeria, where I currently live and in the world around me. I didn't study literature, but this is how I process and express my innermost cogitations; sitting back with pen and paper, painting words and polishing them until they become flowered verses. I guess for these actions, I could be called a poet or what do think?

  March 2021     8 hours ago

Submitted Poems 68 total

A Sonnet of Truth

Close your ear to discord's cries
Wise hearts guard from hollow lies
Invention's charms can't forge a soul
For the heart core knows there's a divine goal

Yes, you do right to close your mind
Against such voices that seek to bind
The...

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The Toll of War

Everything has gone off course
All eyes are on the fight
And to what may happen next

 The end of the strife, not yet found
At least, not anywhere in sight

But who cares anymore
With this war
There’s nothing left to fear
Nothing left to...

– by Benson Chukwueke

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The Checkpoint

The officer stood in the dock, under oath
Swearing all sorts of lies
White lies, at first, seems so harmless
Then darker ones, deeper, black lies, red lies

Afterward, blue lies wrapped in loyalty to the brothers
To shield fellow officers...

– by Benson Chukwueke

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Smart City Explorer

We've entered the waves of smart city
A city wired, with high intensity
- 5G Network -
IoT sensor in every framework
AI's omniscient guides each domain
VR's omnipresence teleport reign

This is a green city, clean fresh air
Renewable...

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Star Boy

I shall bring honor to my name,
Ascending high into the sky,
A shooting star, blazing bright.
Within my heart, I softly mutter,
Whispering to the clouds
To the ears attuned to listen by

Each night as I sleep
A ball I cuddle in my arms
I...

– by Benson Chukwueke

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It was really difficult to choose, the 12 winner poems were incredible.

I was caught between: 'The Unknown Soldier' and 'Beneath the Tranquil Sheen'
But I had to give it to: David Reilly's "The Unknown Soldier"
Great creativity and flow of thought provoking lines, rhyme scheme so well written. I hope you win. 

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Yeah, it resonates. After so many years and now I am getting old; I still miss my mother. Nice and simple poem.

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Nice one. The abab rhyme scheme just fits the flow.

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Very emotional, especially when you lose a child.

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'There’s a strength for every challenge,
When you stand against the wind!'
Very inspiring poem. Thank you

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Funny Bro! You got us in on this one, about your wife's case. Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity-Disorder. Great creativity sir!

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The regal swan and her inner strength you described so beautifully.
'When fighting just to stay above,
imagine an existence
where we might share a fraction of
a swan's grace and persistence. Great job.' 

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Emotional. Good job!

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The beautiful Swan in a tranquil pond, so calm, so regal to admire.
But 'some things aren't quite as they appear;
some surfaces hide battles.'
How true? Great poem, my darling.

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What an experience, more deeply related to you as you try to capture our imaginations. Nice job!

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Poetry well defined. Well done

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Nice poem. It get your attention from the onset:
'When I lost you
grief arrived with a twin
One asked
that I mourn who you were
The other
that I mourn who you could have been
My heart feels torn in two
Half of me is buried with you
The other half
Lives on honoring you' 

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*though war has left but not my stride,
that valley burned, yet I remain—
a soul unbroken, a voice untamed.'
Brave Man, brave!

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'A thousand years cast in a single throw.' Life is a gamble and you painted a picture so still, with complex understanding. Good one!

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A heartfelt prayer for love to reign over hatred. Let there be forgiveness and peace in our world. Great Poem and I say: Amen!

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