The archive Stockbroker Poem by Ibrahim Isa Abbas · 1991 Personified; he is an authorised clerkA dealing member of the stock ex-changeInstitutionalised; as a firm traditionon securitiesAll on behalf of investorsFor the brokerage commission. To the NSE, the authorised clerkOn the trading floor, the authorisedbargainerTo the investor, an adviserTo the firm hoping for listingOn the […]
The archive Lone soldier Poem by Isaac Umunna · 1992 Dressed in full battle regaliaAt attention you standYour gun by your sideYou have climbed the stepsAnd reached the podiumBut to come downFrom your lofty heightYou dare notWhere, O soldier,Lies your much-vaunted power?Twenty four hours each dayOn duty you areBattling furiouslyTo maintain the status quoLonely giant […]
The archive My friends Poem by Abdulkadir Babajo · 1992 Never worry my friendsWe are ready with plansThey are the master-plansWe can adopt to trendsPilot the moving trains Modern trains can flyGo coast to cost with the goodsMetal frames and woodsPoachers swarming the woodsCovering the face and shy Never trust the filesEven the heaven skiesWhich […]
The archive What the madman said Poem by Obiora Udechukwu · 1988 F WE KILL the cock that crowsWho will now rouse the sun from sleep?If we kill the bird that singsWho will distil harmonies from the clouds? Question i address to our people:Question i address to the land:Question i address to the world:If they […]
The archive Id-El-Kabir (A day of peace) Poem by Bilkisu Yusuf · 1993 A day of peaceA day to pleaseFestive air, a well-fed ramPenury put many in a jamBeyond reach is a small ramBeing no season to eat hamFor unclean meat brings harm. For the poor no meat to fryHopes shattered and children cryPoverty made […]
The archive Citizen at three Poem by Bilkisu Yusuf · 1993 A survivor in times so hardStaying sane when others go madAvoiding the slinging of mudIn pursuit of truth all the sameDistortion of facts media must tameBefore the nation becomes lame. May the closure bell never ringFor Citizen no axe shall swingEditorial courage it shall […]
The archive Conscience Poem by Isyaku Mohammed Aboki · 1993 The ground burned with furyScorching the last of the greeneryBlazing heat defying all fortsLizards scampered into comfort!Men retiring under mango treesGulping fura da nonoOut there he stoodStaring with bizarre lookBelly groaning for foodSkin burnt as sootExcept for the leg in a tattered bootConscience!You cryptic oneWhere […]
The archive KanKan Poem by Muhammed Kamil · 1992 There’s a cityHardly beautiful atFirst glance,With no current atThe flick of a switch,Or paved streets withRaving cars,With a soul far deeperThan the wells its waterSprings from. Its people congenial andWarmly welcoming; selfReliant and assured. WhereIslam is dearly loved; whatBetter place could a travellerMake home. Muhammed Kamil […]
The archive The Longing Poem by Chike C. Aniakor · 1981 Fill, Oh! fillmy calabash with waterto drain off unfilled dreamslost in the wetnessof silent hopes and desires;Return you eagle of the nightbringing from the bosomof the cloudsnew hopes, new dreamsthat my calabash may nowfill to the brim,that tales of hungermay now become talesof laughter,that […]
The archive Such a pity… Poem by Bilkisu Yusuf · 1992 Such a pity we are all blind,Ungenerous, shunning others witha blind,Alwayswicked, hatefulasifbound. Such a pity we are all one,But unneighbourly as if in a pro-miscuous barn,Yet lovers of progress, peace allround. Such a pity the world is a stage,As bad actors we are all […]