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