QUALITY OF A MOTHER

A mother's bond unite the family together
She loves willingly from the depths of her heart
Shows kindness to everyone she meets on her pathway
In her heart there is love, joy, peace and meekness
The heart of her husband is safe trusting her
She is an hardworking woman
And she protects her house hold

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I LOVE YOU MOM

I can not keep records
Off all the sacrifices you have made
You never broke your promises
You never let go my hand

All the love I need
You have more than enough to give
I could never figure out how you did it
Not tired or weary of loving me

Sometimes when I am hurt, sad or crying
You had a way of taking away my pain
Through you, I knew there is heaven
No matter how bad a situation, you never complain

You keep giving away your heart
To people who keep tearing it apart
But I still do not understand
How it is easy for you to be happy despite all that

I brag too often about you mom
Like the stars, you beauty is divine
It is easy to love you back since I was born
You are a role model, I am proud to call you mom.

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SOMETHING ABOUT YOU

Dedicated to Adewunmi Oladele on his Birthday

I see the stars bow for you
For you are reckoned in heaven
Many have come as role models
Your name in our lips stay at the top

Beyond the shore of life
You brought a treasure foretold
A good heart, a caring hand
A loving mind, a God fearing soul

In more than many ways
You have put a smile in our hearts
Contagious enough to last forever
Everything the world needs is deposited in you

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Today marks five years since India wiped out polio.

                                               Image credit: Unicef

Today marks five years since India wiped out polio. 👏👏 Just 12 years ago, India was responsible for almost 70% of all polio cases worldwide. To stop the virus, UNICEF and WHO worked with partners to deliver more than 13 billion doses of oral polio vaccine and conducted almost 200 nationwide campaigns across the region

Deadline April 1: Our Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest

Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee)

Now in its 18th year, this contest seeks today's best humor poems. No fee to enter. Submit published or unpublished work. $2,250 in prizes.

Please submit once during August 15, 2018-April 1, 2019.

Prizes:

• First Prize: $1,000 plus a one-year gift certificate from our co-sponsor, Duotrope (a $50 value)
• Second Prize: $250
• Honorable Mentions: 10 awards of $100 each
• Top 12 entries published online
• Enter via Submittable

No fee to enter. Judge: Jendi Reiter, assisted by Lauren Singer Ledoux. Length limit: 250 lines maximum. No restrictions on age or country. Click the Submittable link below for full details. Read the winning poems from our 17th contest. The results of our 18th contest will be announced on August 15, 2019.

https://winningwriters.submittable.com/submit/58279/wergle-flomp-humor-poetry-contest-no-fee

WORLD POETRY DAY 2019

As we celebrate 2019 World Poetry Day in Nigeria, prolific writer/poet Akan Udofia and award winning spoken world poet Philip Asaya, reflect on the impact of poetry in Nigeria.

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WORLD POETRY DAY 2019

"When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses." ~ John F. Kennedy
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" Poetry is thoughts that breathe and words that burn" ~ Thomas Gray

I NEED MORE OF JESUS

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I need more of Jesus

He is the lover of my soul
When the challenges of life is upon me
He protects me from every foe

A place of eternal refuge
He unconditionally bleed for my sake
He took me upon the hill and mountain
His glory fill the clouds and beyond the sea

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MANY CHILDREN FEARED DEAD, OTHERS TRAPPED AS THREE-STOREYED BUILDING COLLAPSES IN LAGOS

A three-storeyed building on Wednesday collapsed at the Itafaji area of Lagos Island.

Many children are reportedly dead while others are trapped as at the time this report was filed.

According to Channels Tv, a primary school is said to be located on the top floor of the building with pupils feared killed and others trapped.

The structure is reported to be a residential building with several apartments.

Emergency and rescue workers are currently at the scene of the incident.

Fikayo Olowolagba
Credit: Daily Post Nigeria

QUOTE FOR THE DAY

Figure out what you want, and learn to ask for it.

HEART TRANSPLANT

Searching for a heart transplant
A heart to love you right
My feelings have being compromised
It can not stand the test of time
I seek a heart that Is true
Thoughts of you running through
There would be no need 
To convince the world I love you

Searching for a heart transplant
A heart to love and care for you
Not selfish and self seeking
But of genuine feeling
I want to be the one to make you smile
Be there for you 
Should your world Falls apart
And your friends all gone

Searching for a heart transplant
You are all I have
I do not have a chance to survive
Without you in my life
My feeling is overwhelmed 
I can not wait to hold your hands
I do not want to wait anymore
Need my heart to be at the right place

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YOU ARE SPECIAL

Looking back 
To when you were a toddler
And how much you have grown
Into an amazingly beautiful girl
Your heart got a magical spark
That radiates when you smile
You got a way of affecting
Every one around you
In a unique and special way
This is why I could never get
Used to loving you
But always be fond of you

Happy Birthday 
Favour Chideraa

QUOTE OF THE DAY

It's best to find what you need in the people who are there for you, not the ones who let you down.