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THE LORD’S PRAYER

“Our Father, who art in Heaven” Dear loving Father, you taught us to call you in confidence at all times. You are our hope and our strength. We love you so dearly as you too […]

O Biafra! Land of the rising sunI love and cherish all about youYou are destined for greatnessBecause you are the chosen race, your wives, husbands and children were killed unjustlyCry until the vision of your […]

Great Biafrans

I woke up this morningI had no distinct thought within meBut I had my people in mindwhile I continue to pray that it will be over somedayAs I watched some video clips on YouTube Within […]

AS THE MOVIE IS STILL PLAYING

I see God’s hands on my present situation As things keep happening around me Though I cannot read His mind Only Him can give a true account of my story My present situation is like […]

The Wisdom of Love

Wisdom has been proved right by all her children. The hidden wisdom is that which is hidden from the wise and revealed to mere children – the simple, the poor and the ignorant. God is […]

Just for my sake

It all seemed like a dream. It could not have happened in real life, thought Joseph. How can his world just end in a twinkling of an eye? This can only be conceived as one […]

He changed my story

Mmasinachi (Mma) has been born with severe deformities you could envision to get a baby girl: a bloated cheek, swollen eyes, flat nose and bow legs. It was like her title portrays the contrary to […]

The two sides of a coin

Looking at the two sides of the coin, Life and Death, one finds another dimension in our existential history. Man, destined from the origin of creation to live, love and serve God perpetually incidentally turned to be a […]

Their unexpected dreams came true

The 3rd of August is a special celebratory day for Augustine. He remembered the day he met with the white lady who changed his fortune from grass to grace. When he felt settled for life, […]

This would have been my lot!

Nora had written her name in the list of the unfortunate ones, those whose lives are filled with woes and inconsiderable failures. She could fancy nothing positive in her daily pursuit in this gallant and […]

About me

Prisca Onyinye Nwokorie is a Roman Catholic Nun in the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St Benedict Joseph Labre based in Italy. She is a writer and poet, with BSc. degree in “Information and Communication Technologies for the Production of Software”, and an MSc. degree in “Computer Science”, both obtained from the University of Bari in Italy. Presently, she is working towards creating a forum to promote e-learning in every field of life for the youths in underdeveloped countries.

Poem by Sr Prisca

WIN THE WAR

Every day is a battlefield A war for your soul Invisible powers and invisible weapons Fighting for control Your mind is the battleground Where thoughts and feelings clash The enemy's weapons are doubt and fear [...]
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Ignorance, an unseen enemy

They came out in large number and asked for our votes We gathered thinking that we are dealing with friends In reality, they were wolves in sheep clothing Together we gathered our votes and gave [...]
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MELODY OF THE STORM

Like a symphony of sound The nature's orchestra creates The melody of the storm In harmonic debate With every lightning strike And the roar of thunder The rhythm begins to form Like waves on the [...]
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The voice of the masses, my neighbour

From the events before our eyes today, We have begun to experience the change promised; Slowly, steadily and courageously We are determined to rewrite our stories, Our children and the generation next to come must [...]
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How the world has changed

Evil made an entry into the world; the results are evident within the lives of men and nature For centuries, uprightness suffers humiliation No one has been courageous to correct the wrongs Yet, our hope, [...]