The archive Beware Poem by Suleiman Zailani · 1994 Beware to remain awareThat when the gate blows openRestrain its hinges to remain soBy righteous acts to reflectHealth and mind intertwinedIn its purposeful expeditionTo perpetual bliss. Suleiman Zailani EDITOR’S NOTE Originally published in Citizen on 01 Feb 1994, p. 44. This diplomatic transcription preserves the wording […]
The archive The poor souls Poem by Aishatu Umar Wali · 1992 I saw them,On the bumpy, battered, brokenroads,That ghastly, ghostly, gloomy way,With its cracked, curvy, crookedbends,Which send you tumbling to theother world. I saw them,Compacted,In a rickety, rackety, rowdy van,That silly, smelly, stinking cell,Which hoped and danced and made,Some noisy sound,And sang a thousand […]
The archive Should we, brother? Poem by Obynna Chylekezi · 1991 Should we, should we brotherContinue to agitate for human rightsWhen we’d asked for human rightsThey gave us wormy rice!An’ when we’d asked why?They gave us bulletsIn the boulevard of Liberia, of Togo,Of CamerounAll over AfricaShould we continue O’brotherShould we have a feeling of power,of […]
The archive In his dwindling days Poem by Isi Omoifo · 1982 In his dwindling days he made very destructive weapons to demolish the cellblocks of hisown existence, built through dint of billion years when the earth was seafresh and all elsethrived in starry distance from the dread of his arm.He banished the fragrant breath […]
The archive Through The Years Poem by Queeneth .C. Otto · 2009 What would I ever do without You.And I thank God for knowing YouIt’s a New YearCome in it’s spectacular fashionHolding little or nothingBut depending on me andI on you Lord, and so I prayGuide me through my stupidityLead me through my foolishnessTake me […]
The archive LILIES OF LIFE Poem by Queeneth .C. Otto · 2009 I wake up dailyto kiss these liliesthese precious liliesof little importancewhich we are allindifferent towardsand most times ignoreduntill they areabout to die offaround oursurroundingsor having them growtakes too much an effortoh! these precious lilieswhich sustains ushow we contaminatethose beautifulpetals of hers’and spit on […]
The archive Life on earth and after Poem by Mrs. Shabih Zehra Husaini · 1993 This world is a stage,Vast and spacious,Where actors come and go.Some appear with a glamorousshow,In mighty castles,Some drooping, wretched souls areseen,In huts of mud,In shabby clothes. But,After the performance of their part,When they both finally depart,Leave the stage,Desert this world,To […]
The archive Unmarking the poem Poem by Alexius A. Maiyanga · 1992 You may know the masquerade’srugged legsYou may know the masquerade’svelvet handsBut you can’t his falcon face.You may know the masquerade’scomplex colourBut you can’t decipher the colourcloutYou may know the masquerade’sdense danceBut you can’t his steep steps.You may know the masquerade’ssonorous songBut you can’t […]
The archive Soldiers Poem by H.M. Lai · 1993 When in dressBe neat and smartAnd the hairMake low and niceAnd do alwaysShave smooth and clean When to dutyBe on time and alertWhen in doubtBe sure to ask For the sportsOr games you playEndure and striveTo be strong and fit When at homeRead and graspAll that […]