Forgiveness — Muhammad Sani Yahya

Read “Forgiveness” by Muhammad Sani Yahya, published in Citizen on 28 Jun 1993, on forgiveness, anger and morality.

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The Beneficent — Danladi Garba Tal

Read “The Beneficent” by Danladi Garba Tal, published in Citizen on 28 Jun 1993, on faith & spirituality, mercy and tolerance.

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Farewell Ramadan — Nuhu Yarwa

The archive Farewell Ramadan Poem by Nuhu Yarwa · 1993 Ramadan! Oh Ramadān fast Like a beautiful bride which glows Your every sensuous part is enticing Like a colourful zebra that moves Your every portion is beautiful Like a man built of three parts Your head, abdomen and tail are fancy. Like a train of […]

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Adoring the dead — Mustapha S. Bello Paiko

The archive Adoring the dead Poem by Mustapha S. Bello Paiko · 1993 I rose from my nocturnal voyage Aloof from the living day light As the tentacles of the rays of the morning sun Pierce through the crevices of my hut’s shutter I arise! I gazed up at the sky I looked intensively at […]

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Uninvited guest — Suleiman Zailani

The archive Uninvited guest Poem by Suleiman Zailani · 1993 Your presence is felt again My uninvited guest Who provoke unprovoked In me furores of mystical sensations And leave me spent On your gradual departure Etching indelible vestiges On my plains of personality O, You harbinger of hazy vistas Your presence acknowledged Your message patiently […]

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Mystique — Mohammed Alh. Nanu Potiskum

The archive Mystique Poem by Mohammed Alh. Nanu Potiskum · 1993 Is it early an age? I wondered. As I remember death and pondered When then was I born? I lingered. And when will I die? Is now my mystery. Mohammed Alh. Nanu Potiskum · 1993 EDITOR’S NOTE Originally published in Citizen on 8 February […]

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The dove — Mr. I.B. Musa

The archive The dove Poem by Mr. I.B. Musa · 1993 Wailing and loud lamentations, Weeping for her children, For she refused to be consoled, Because they were no more, Behind the eyes, And mind ranging, Wildly as a strayed cow, The voice strong and steady, But with tears and, Sharp pent-up feeling. Mr. I.B. […]

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Freedom — Danladi Garba Tal

The archive Freedom Poem by Danladi Garba Tal · 1993 It is a free world Yet nobody is free Where would I find freedom? In this world devoid of peace and solace? I am a bird In a cage Eager to fly I want to flap my wings again And fly with unlimited glee I […]

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I saw him — Abba T.A. Sheriff

The archive I saw him Poem by Abba T.A. Sheriff · 1993 He said, It’s unhygenic To share spoon It’s unhygenic To share cup It’s unhygenic To share towel Not even with my wife But I saw him Yes I saw him Mouth in mouth Like a pigeon feeding a young one Kissing a lady […]

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Adolescence — Josie Louis — Adokuru

The archive Adolescence — Josie Louis Poem by Adokuru · 1993 I heard of him, I met him, And then he wrote me. I shunned him, I scorned him, And then we became friends. Thrown over us, The cloak of friendship, Binds us together, forever. We craved for more, A much more stronger cloak; And […]

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