Huge reddish, shrilling clarion cockerel blasts
Cocorioko . . . Cocorioko . . . Cocorioko . . .
It's only 5:30 am, as BBC jingle kicks off radio
Busy folks arise from a sweet peaceful snooze
Warm infectious solace deep needed repose
Workers rise energized to begin another day
Rooster's precision of aged accuracy fame
Non-crowing cock is a potent broiled rooster
But shrilling fowl invites nearby hungry rebels
Desperate and destitute rebels come racing
Who is hiding that cock making loud noise?
There's no cock the angry farmer retorted
Our transistor aired the usual morning signal
In desperation radio and farmer languish
Exiled rooster there's no trace of its bones
Scary omen when hen or chicken crows
Poor cockerel nothing but fast food meal
Rainy days folks cuddle and tardy to rise
Loud outcry, where has the rooster gone?
But annihilation of cock erodes manhood
Today hens crow while the cock is mute.
Silver Rain
Uniform umbrella as clouds parade above
Rhythmic silver droplets pierce a rusty roof
Calculated crescendo and elevated mood
Kilimanjaro releases a sustained pressure
Nature's parched firmament in celebration
While refugees in a leaking shelter lament
Others hasten into lonely or secluded nests
Does the musical convey our systemic ills?
Plants flourish but broken winged bird dies
Motorists crash an inclement weather peril
Rain still necessary a break from humidity
Flooded streets as raging rivers despair
Unadulterated and refreshing soulful drink
Perched lawns enjoy the refreshing feast
Thunder and lightening, a sound of music
Like a trained choir the harmony inspires
Generous droplets, showers of blessing
Inspiration explodes like a space shuttle.
Rest in Peace
Neglected monuments of falling debris
Seasonal affection but weathered ruins
Daybreak many survivors congregate
Deserted abode is flooded as termites
Annual event pay homage to the dead
Kola-nuts, beverages honor the dead
Spinning kola a symbolic communion
Ignored deceased a taboo like doom
Longwinded stories an outpouring soul
Bold inscription - rest in perfect peace
Grave maladies catalogue of requests
God's defense good fortune unabated
Prayers for generous relatives abroad
Herculean load like overburden mule
Rhetoric sprouts secure a safe abode
Ghosts and spirits exodus in disarray
Tombstone reads-rest in peace (RIP)
Loving deceased rest in eternal peace
When will the expired ever rest in peace?
Enough is Enough
Handicapped by an engraved segregation
A germ of servitude antibiotics never cure
Cancerous monster acculturated in society
Shackled dehumanization of ailing hearts
Folks cruise on path to peaceful equality
Economic emancipation once mortgaged
Hurricane Katrina's fame on memory lane
Rosa Park's tenacity "Enough is Enough"
The defiant patriot confidently sat down
While men feared lynching copying her
Our entire destiny finally turned around
Rosa earned accolade on wall of fame
Freedom amid justice breathe panacea
To heal the world as humanity evolved.
