Submitted poem YOU ARE A ROCK — BE STRONG Poem by SIMTHEMBILE MAQONDA-SonOfTheSoil ZINGELWA · 2026 YOU ARE A ROCK – BE STRONG YOU ARE A ROCK – BE STRONG (DEDICATED TO NOMANGWANE STANZA) Pain was my everyday companion Happiness was a distant thing to me I was down and out Death seemed like the […]
Submitted poem STORMS Poem by Elosiuba Okechukwu Rhema · 2026 STORMS #FreeStyle BY: Elosiuba Okechukwu Rhema Someone… Anyone… Please placate the wailing cloud, Bid her to shed no more tears; Let her heavy heart mourn no more, For her tears have stolen our lands, Usurped us from our abode Compelling us to share in her […]
Submitted poem I’LL LIVE A THOUSAND YEARS Poem by Goodnews Mememugh Karibo · 2026 I’LL LIVE A THOUSAND YEARS I’ll live a thousand years, many lives I’ll touch The earth will harbour my two-way breezes in Anyways, my back the dust will die to mulch A thousand years, i said, I’ll live a sweet hymn […]
Submitted poem She Still Shines Poem by Sheila Moseley · 2026 Darkness looms around her Whispers fill the air As she sits crying…alone Doubts begin to build Fears bring more tears While her faith drops lower A glimmer of light fills the room Drawing her attention As she slowly stands Weak Staggering She stumbles to […]
Submitted poem WE ARE FAMILY Poem by Arnold Agofure · 2026 We were family, sharing one smile together That warms our united hearts. In corners of our minds were hidden desires With all hands working, we wove, little by little From every story, sound and tear Into a perfect dream Happiness was not ours But […]
Submitted poem You Can Bet Poem by Eriata Oribhabor · 2026 Hand in hand, they reminded many of the past when in "twos", hours rolled past over sweet repetition on love things. Hand in hand, they were a perfect re-wind of a film that almost set the hall ablaze with wine and beer-scented laughter. Hand […]
Submitted poem FAIR TRADE Poem by Adeolu Adesanya · 2026 Trading with you, so much fun Grading its price, so much pun Stating the profit, a perfect con A daylight robbery called fair trade What sort of trade happens in reverse? Buyers determine the price to buy Farmers, victims of their hard-work Sellers, coerced to […]