The archive My angel (For A’isha) Poem by Abba Ibrahim · 1993 To you A'isha my angelMy fair precious of endless lovePrincess of my real life fantasyYou symbolise the epitome of womanhoodGlamorous, gorgeous, gracefulInstant like a gazelleOh, how I adore your lovely stemExquisite is the elegance of your formYour dazzling eyes speak volumes to meYou […]
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 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 The Gulp Poem by Ibrahim Sheme · 1990 A light year’s gulp severed usThough our fathomless dream mar-riedWe swam in the unilateral sea ofalonenessBecause the gulp severed us.My tears caked into the islandsof longing, seeking your ismuthand the oars of my resolve trodethe watery bridge.But irate waves warnedme of drowningsome restive tide washedthe […]
The archive Sweet love Poem by Umar Bello Katagum · 1992 This I must coughTo say I love andCherish you.When the blue cloudIs pregnant — readyTo descend with rainsOn to our fertile landFor the seeds to germinateAnd grow — basis of ourFood tomorrowMust you linger like a passengerOn transit to unknown destinationOr accept me in […]
The archive My love Poem by Uguoyoke Cosmas Sonny · 1993 I must love my loveFor love is lostI must love my shieldFor the arrow is shotLike a sick-baby I layAnd know no joy nor sorrowBut is comforted When depression, humiliation, praise andTorment strikeI call on you as though divineBecause you know the cureAs mother […]
The archive My petite Poem by Abba T.A. Sheriff · 1993 Oh ye my petite Your golden brown shirleyless face Magnetise I to you Your milk-white eyes brighten my heart Your fairy voice my best melody Your velvet lips need no stick Your thirty-two brighter than diamond Arabian damsels envy your hair Oh ye my […]
The archive Brief encounter Poem by Uncredited (Citizen) · 1992 Alone on a solitary walk Perchance I raise my head And spot a dream come true In a passing bus Seconds of unexpected glances Transmitting milliseconds of information Of perturient emotions Then roaring past the bus moved on I bowed my head and trudged slowly […]