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 Reverie Poem by Maikudi Z.S.Z Sambo · 1992 Sits invisible on its prie-dieu on the confluence of the Niger the Diadem that made the nation in their mind ease for the waste Teaches the separation body from soul as politico-economics from religion The pupils Figures bleated by fish dishes palm-oil redened eyes have […]
The archive Love’s promise Poem by Isah Saleh Ajingi · 1992 Aisha, my Aisha, What a beautiful name. Aisha, promise me, That no one but me alone. Aisha, if you mean it, I will remain happy in life. Aisha, please keep your words,. So as to shy the onlookers’ imagination, Aisha, your smile of favour, […]
The archive Beauty Poem by Muhammad Kamil · 1991 The tapestry of nature, In its vibrant splendour, Those fragrance and blends, Such delight do they engender… A wife’s face, With gentle smile, Her loving voice, Her caring eyes that sparkle moist, To watch her pass with simple grace, Coming home to her warm embrace… The […]
The archive Untitled (Thunder rocked and gathered the sky in its arms) Poem by Obiba Opoku Agyemong · 1982 Thunder rocked and gathered the sky in its arms The rain danced and danced Till overcome, it fell laughing on our rooftops And diviners lost their native creed In a handful of drizzle I have planted […]