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Hall of dreams

By Frank Bolaji Irawo

If these walls could speak

We might have a peek

Into the hopes and dreams

Of those who laid these bricks

Their care in every crease

For these spaces to exist

They would tell of those

Who gasped for air

at beauty beyond compare

They would recount

How the course of history

was altered by the business

Concluded in these corridors

What hope they had

For their history to persist

That their glory may endure

For many more years to come

Now they sigh in resignation

How the world moved on

Other dreams were born

As they whisper their past glory

To the lens of a stranger

Longing for return of the lives

that made these halls thrive

Days like these never foreseen

Where footsteps cease

Bricks struggle to hold their place

Vibrant colours shrivel and flake

Nature invades to reclaim its domain

And more dreams join their league

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@ginasodenartist

I'm floored.. This is absolutely incredible!!! I absolutely love it.

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Lamp care

By Frank Bolaji Irawo

A lamp welcomed me to London city

Reassurance I could do with

As close as it gets to tranquil Penzance

Another lamp kept me calm as I weaved my way through art

Expressing the journey unfolding in my heart

Yet another lamp lit my path as I made my way to rest

Handing me into the care of the next lamp

The one that welcomed me to bed

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@oreoluwa_a

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Towering haven

By Frank Bolaji Irawo

Rooted in love

Towering and majestic

Guard of honour to the sun

Illuminating nature's carpet

Birds nesting in their wings

singing a pleasant tune

Messages carried on the winds

Echoing to the heart below

You are welcome here

We have been waiting for you

A shelter from your worries

We remain standing through the ages

Well-rehearsed in being a haven

For many a weary soul

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@hazelthomsonart

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Windows

By Frank Bolaji Irawo

Who knows what lies deep within

Buried in the crannies and crevices

That which would remain unknown

Save for those eyes

the windows of the soul

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@danielletomlinsonart

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Pride brothers

By Frank Bolaji Irawo

Brothers

In life imperious

Ruled the pride

Enforcing the law of the jungle

In death inseparable

Having each other's back

As the law of the jungle prevailed

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@danielletomlinsonart

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Real Rebellion

By Frank Bolaji Irawo

She said it was first light

I did see the light

Really, I did

It’s the rest of it

That bothered my mind

Really, it did

The landscape, trees and branches

Not like any I have seen

Really, they weren't

An explosion of colour

A rebellion of nature

Really, it was

The protest did persist

What to make of this

Really, didn't know

One thing was for sure

I didn't like it, I loved it!

I really did!

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Deep art

By Frank Bolaji Irawo

The canvas whispered softly

Tell me your soul's secrets

Touch me with strips of the rainbow

You can trust me with your pain

I will be true to your delight

I'll hold the treasures of your heart

I'll be called a work of art

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@maria.esmar

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Sharp beauty

By Frank Bolaji Irawo

I am sharp

Been called dangerous

I am beautiful

Wearing my colours

Fly like a butterfly

We are sharp

Cut in a heartbeat

Together we are glorious

Flying formations

Radiating sunshine

A beauty to behold

in the hands of a loving soul

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@lenebladbjerg

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Question art

By Frank Bolaji Irawo

What is art?

Colour and beauty

A splash of this

A splash of that

Puzzle for the brain

Pleasure for the soul

Where is art?

In the eye of the beholder

In the ears of the listener

In the mind of the reflector

In the soul of the connected

Who wants art?

Those who seek

that which to

Hang in place

a partner to grace

A gaping space

With a view to amaze

And achieve Feng Shui

Who needs art?

Those that seek

That which to

Awaken and console

Liven and stoke

Inspiration now evoked

As it speaks to the soul

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@poetricity.ig

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Crying gender

By Frank Bolaji Irawo

Boys don't cry

Bricks do fall and break

Boys come along

Having great fun

Boys will be boys

A thud and fall

In the crevice

of the brick

A pool forms

Sounds of sobs

Trailing off in the air

What a dilemma

New gender assignment

For those that cry?

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@benfarleighart

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Down under

By Frank Bolaji Irawo

Shimmering tranquillity

Where troubles cease

Breath is king

Beauty surreal

Glowing form

Effortless flow

In this world

I call my own

Take your pick

Mermaid, artist

Come dive with me

Light and free

This is the magic

Under my feet

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@lexilainephoto

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Flowering human

By Frank Bolaji Irawo

Full of such possibility

All not as it seems

So beautiful as can be

Thanks for the invitation

To look and see

It can be what

You want it to be

Even surprise me

Beyond the cursory

Evolving, transforming

Shapeshifting and morphing

Blossoming and blooming

before my mind

Much more than meets

the eye

Discovered in the space

Where heart and art connect

Reaping abundant fruits

of insight

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@a.ermolenko_photo

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Woman

By Frank Bolaji Irawo

I am Woman

I am the Mrs

I am Angel

I am Queen

You are safe with me

If your heart is right

If not,

No telling

what becomes of you

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@mister.london1

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Swirl

By Frank Bolaji Irawo

It feels so familiar

Like an old friend

Not a path

I may have chosen

Yet it unfolds

before me

Winding through

the valleys of disappointment

and then hills of elation

Caught in the belly

Of the swirl

Then spat out

It seems

The sequence completes

Only to repeat

O the pleasures

Of the human experience

No better proof

That life exists

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@nikki_edwards_studio

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Wall of mirrors

By Frank Bolaji Irawo

There was the wall of many mirrors

Each one reflecting parts of me

Some I would rather not know

Ignorance was a kind of bliss

those eyes called time on me

When will the running cease?

My religious conditioning

Told on me

Flinching at the sight

Of flesh as seen

What else could this mean?

Purity and vulnerability

Daring to be seen as me

To get the help I need

Being as human as can be

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@nailahazell

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Barking Universe

By Frank Bolaji Irawo

Whizzing past, what was that?

A whole universe fitting in a bark

Care to stop and come close enough

to see it all

A tree so proud and tall

A bridge between earth and sky

Bustling and teeming with life

Drawn from its roots

For its universe to share

All manner of life forms

Reflecting the history of the years

Mirroring back the seasons

Pointing the way to inclusion

Proving it prowess in diversity

Foretelling the hope of what could be

If we all take the time to stop

Look, share and get along

A thriving universe for all

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@pari.aazami

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Home from home

By Frank Bolaji Irawo

Home is where my feet is

Home is where my mind is

Home is where the heart is

Home is where love is

Home is where I say it is

A home that comes with me

That's what home is to me

Making home

By Frank Bolaji Irawo

A window or two to let the world in

A door to keep me warm inside

Home to all that matters to me

A home as big as the sea

A home that fits you and me

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@dashapears.art