Dowell Ighohwo Oba Poems Multi-Category Countries Member Profile I am a young graduate of English and Literature from the great University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria. My poetic exploration has amazingly granted me fame, a poetry award, and a better understanding of life related with an imagistic and metaphoric representation. I joined VoicesNet in my undergraduate days, and this awesome site has really shown me the ease, flexibility and joy in expressing profound thoughts and experiences shared with appreciative readers around the world. I have gradually metamorphosed into a skilled dynamic poet from the wonderful inspiration gotten from this site and its numerous talents, extending my frontiers to writing interesting articles. Right now as a graduate I am as free as a bird, waiting for my mercuric light of inspiration to lead me to a higher phase of poetic exploration, till my next educational advancement as an intellectual... Profile Views: 3069 211 poems online - viewed: 76139 times. 7 other documents online - viewed: 3720 times. Documents Collections Click here to share this member profile with your Facebook friends Share Look for this SHARE button on many VoicesNet pages. Poem Title Views Responses Votes Points Added Last View Categories WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA 4758 38 3 12 1/3/2010 7/30/2010 Football - Onomatopoeia NUMBER ONE 3035 14 4 13 12/13/2008 7/29/2010 Love, Romantic, Weddings, Romance, I love you - Ghetto Love IF 2796 30 3 13 8/13/2008 7/30/2010 Allusion - Angel FANTASY 2602 10 1 5 7/21/2008 7/28/2010 Ballad - Retirement LIPS AS THESE 1963 9 3 10 12/10/2007 7/30/2010 Angel - Ode ROMANTIC COLLISION 1708 4 0 0 8/13/2008 7/30/2010 Ballad - Love, Romantic, Weddings, Romance, I love you BALLAD OF A TREE 1355 9 3 12 8/17/2009 7/30/2010 Ballad - Fall AGAINST ALL ODDS 1348 8 1 4 12/15/2007 7/30/2010 Love, Romantic, Weddings, Romance, I love you - Long Distance Love OBSERVANCE OF AN ADMIRER 1184 11 2 10 7/21/2008 7/30/2010 Ballad - Short Love A PICTURE OF YOU 1135 8 1 5 7/25/2008 7/30/2010 Angel - Missing You DECEIVER 1061 6 2 9 9/27/2008 7/29/2010 Ballad - Fall HOW I MISS YOU 1010 0 0 0 8/18/2009 7/30/2010 Missing You - Long Distance Love FATE OF A BUTTERFLY 979 13 1 4 8/30/2008 7/30/2010 Nature - Narrative IT DAWNED ON ME 979 2 0 0 12/13/2008 7/28/2010 Love Sad - I'm Sorry Love HELEN OF TROY 910 6 1 4 8/1/2009 7/29/2010 Allusion - Ode POST UME 900 0 2 6 12/29/2008 7/30/2010 Ballad - School DEATH OF AN IMMORTAL 888 12 2 9 9/23/2009 7/30/2010 Ballad - Epic ODE TO A FLYING SHOE 880 0 0 0 12/23/2008 7/28/2010 Ode - Political, War, International RESERVED 869 0 0 0 7/25/2008 7/27/2010 Missing You - I'm Sorry Love MERRIMENT 863 2 0 0 1/12/2008 7/29/2010 Birthday - Carpe Diem MOTHER AND CHILD 818 2 0 0 6/16/2009 7/30/2010 Ballad - Mother, mom, mommy Her Blue Eyes 772 4 1 4 5/7/2009 7/29/2010 Angel - Ode FREEDOM 747 20 2 8 12/13/2008 7/29/2010 Ode - Political, War, International CULTURE 746 0 0 0 1/5/2008 7/27/2010 Inspirational Poems, Motivational - Ode SITUATIONS ARISING 744 0 0 0 7/21/2008 7/28/2010 Classic Love - I'm Sorry Love IN YOUR ARMS 738 4 0 0 7/21/2008 7/28/2010 Missing You - Beautiful Love WHAT I COULD 735 0 0 0 12/19/2008 7/29/2010 Inspirational Poems, Motivational - I'm Sorry Love MOSQUITO INFESTED NIGHT 728 13 3 7 5/19/2007 7/30/2010 Sad, Grief, Sympathy, Broken Heart - Retirement THUNDEROUS RUMBLING 689 11 2 7 12/31/2009 7/29/2010 Onomatopoeia - Season BIRDS OFF MY BALCONY 661 21 3 12 10/3/2009 7/30/2010 Alliteration - Birds NATURAL BEAUTY 643 2 2 5 11/24/2007 7/27/2010 Love, Romantic, Weddings, Romance, I love you - Falling in Love WARMTH 637 0 0 0 3/11/2009 7/29/2010 Ballad - Retirement SUPREME AUTHORITY 630 0 2 6 11/24/2007 7/27/2010 Religious, Christian, Jewish, Islam, Baptist, etc. - Thanksgiving ANGELS 615 6 1 4 9/21/2009 7/30/2010 Angel - Cute DILEMMA WITH TWO SISTERS 600 8 2 8 9/10/2009 7/29/2010 Ballad - Forbidden Love AN UNCONTESTABLE BEAUTY 571 4 2 9 5/14/2007 7/28/2010 Love, Romantic, Weddings, Romance, I love you - Not Categorized MESMERIZED 565 2 0 0 6/9/2009 7/30/2010 Angel - Ballad AMIDST THE WORRIES 563 2 0 0 11/27/2008 7/28/2010 Ballad - Sad, Grief, Sympathy, Broken Heart THE BATTLE OF SHINOBI 563 2 0 0 8/17/2009 7/29/2010 Ballad - Epic LUST OF A FRESHER 562 6 2 7 5/19/2007 7/29/2010 Friendship, Best Friend, Friend - Love, Romantic, Weddings, Romance, I love you Next Page of Author Poems