Read “Friends” by Danladi Garba Tal, first published in Citizen on 20 Sep 1993; an archival poem on friendship, secrecy and romantic loyalty.
The archive Paulina Poem by Alhassan · 1993 You are my only loveFor only you I loveYou are the only one I loveOnly you is my love Alhassan EDITOR’S NOTE Originally published in Citizen on 20 Sep 1993, p. 35. This diplomatic transcription preserves the wording and lineation visible in the archived page. View the […]
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 Most beautiful girl in the world (For Hope) Poem by Isaac Umunna · 1992 Beauty queens of all shapes and sizesThe trumphet has soundedCome out from your worldOf self-deceptionFor the real beauty contestAbout to beginYour crowns of paperI do not recogniseCrowns won by parading nudeBefore lustful judgesAnd whistling watchersSupple flesh and body statisticsAre […]
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 My Love Poem by Chike C. Aniakor · 1981 I shall kneelbefore these two moonswrapped in your neckerchief,Giant mounds awaitingnature’s harvest.I shall tug your waistline –for favourwhen your applesbegin to fallat the rustleof the first leaves. Chike C. Aniakor EDITOR’S NOTE Originally published in Nigeria Magazine on 01 Jan 1981, p. 122. This […]
The archive Love Is A vine That Grows Into Our Hearts Poem by Anonymous · 2003 A part of us remains where ever we have been.A smile is nearly always inspired by another smile.Love dictates, but a kiss writes the secrets of the heart.Love is a sudden revelation: a kiss is always a discovery.Man loves […]
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 […]