Death is a haughty spirit
And a haughty spirit is death.
Hard work is not hard,
Your zeal should be zealous.
Before you die, live.
Before you live, die.
In this world of ours,
Laziness and idleness,
Diplomacy and cacophonic cacophony.
Mamon and mundane malady,
Dence and dunce dances of shameful melodies.
Displayed, are vultures of voidance,
Gimmicks and power play,
Teetotalists turning drunkards and
Cowards on the frontline,
But when we all die,
Isolation shall be isolated
Joy shall be depressed,
Poverty, poor; sanity, insane and
Explanation itself ‘ll be confused,
Our ‘SIN’ shall be the greatest detective,
Finding us out… when I die,
I hope to see my pilot face-to-face.
Flourish Joshua
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About the Author
Flourish Joshua is an award winning out-of-the-box creative Writer and Poet par excellence.
To heal from some things he cannot name, he began to live in poems over the years. Having written over 800 poems, his poems are weekly been read by over five thousand in the Magazine of an International Organization. He has been published by various Websites and Magazines. His writings are a reflection of modern day trends, satirizes the economy and shadows around native history and Yorùbá troubadours. He is presently a Poet to the General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Worldwide, Dr. D. K Olukoya.
He was the Performance Poet at Dr. Taiwo Ojo’s Book Launching, Global Leadership, televised on air at Channels TV. He was once one of the short story writers for TVC’s children short story show. He had had interview sessions with the Vice Chancellor, The University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe alongside Members of The Press Club, UNILAG.
December 21, 2019, he was awarded POET OF THE YEAR in the International Annual Merit Awards of one of Nigeria’s foremost Writer and Poet, verified by Wikipedia, Inufin Ayomide D’great.
He is the Host of ‘Elédùà’ Writers — an online literary platform that brings creative minds together, helping them get better daily, giving them a voice and promoting African Literature.
He is a Good Singer and Guitarist with a number of lyrics.
_”Arúgbó n Soge and Other Poems”_ is his first poetry collection.