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 […]
The archive The real ‘kaffir’ in South Africa Poem by Musa A. Fago · 1992 In Arabic Language, kaffir means unbelieversOne whose minutest actions goes beyond the laws of Godso, why all the suppressions and segregation. The white man came to Africa toTrade, administer, divide,And to rob, and to be rude to us,Taking us like […]
The archive For Hajara Poem by Mohammed Garba Bawa · 1993 You being the source of my daily joyAnd the object of my daily toilThe thought of you keeps me awake all nightAs it does make my days brightThe Almighty in his holinessCreated you as the cure of my lonelinessAs I see the future alreadyLife […]
The archive Night Exodus Poem by Frank Mkalawile Chipasula · 1982 The soft footfalls of those whoVanished in the dark thunderstormsRing towards my dimly-lit roomAdvancing shadows ducking searchlightsTheir voices cracked and broken:A bloody blur fading into night, echoesLeave behind silhouettesOf nightmares, abandoned mutilated hopes, behindThey shower sad, beaten flowers, scarredBroken men, spirits whipped and torturedChains […]
The archive Love gone Poem by Ibrahim Sheme · 1992 How can I dip my fingers,While the waves groan and roar,In life’s dark and angry rivers,And control their uproar? A few fish dance on the waves,And the rhino, fat as the hill,On stream-side grasses laves;Oh, touch my heart and feel! The silent stare of the […]
The archive SAP Poem by Mohammed Alh. Nanu Potiskum · 1992 The Structural Adjustment ProgrammeIs the South Africa police.The SharpevilleIn my villa.Driving me out to the villageAnd taking away all my privilegeAllowing me only a dig of my minesAnd leaving me strapped-of my moneyPlus unusual divided mind. Mohammed Alh. Nanu Potiskum EDITOR’S NOTE Originally published […]
The archive Mine to love Poem by Kabiru A. Muhammad · 1993 I hope to giveReceiveFeel needed and lovedTo entrust my legal seedInto safety her womb’sThe noon sun is less fieryThan love’s dreamsFlooding orbits of my soulNaira scorned my loveMore genuine than genuine itselfMy muslimahOf the melodious laughRainbow to contented devoted loveIslam the flavourIn sauce […]