Light of beauty Strike from an angry god’ shrine Glaring the clouds alluring light over the earth Drums of uncertainty Murmurs of the morning sunshine Sounding thunder’s berating wrath Winds of calmness Breath of a goddess Twirling the earth’s tranquil gust cruel Calls forth the dawn of my rain chronicle Like the widow of Mitchika … Continue reading The Rain Chronicle
The Nigeria-South Africa relations may be facing the cadillac of its existence since the end of apartheid in 1994. It showed recently in the decision of the South African government, promising to return the $15 million arms deal money it earlier seized from Nigeria, though no timeline of when the seized money will be returned … Continue reading All For Big Brother Africa
Stranded am I half-coast a great city A conurbation of which am not an Inuit Looking back . . . I see a set of footprints The heavy downpours have come . . . washed off my sand prints And the ravens also came . . . stolen their memories off my still-hands The city’ … Continue reading The Grandeur Of Confusion
My hands are bestowed on my chin, with my eyes espying on something, I can therefore see the forthcoming. And my heart beat is delaying, Nevertheless my soul is at ease with just one thought lingering, She gladdens my heart, The lady called Gladys. Seeing her gait pass my presence bequeaths my heart with savour … Continue reading Avowal
Cheapest of all my meritorious acquisitions Dearly is the price I pay to be deserving daily Tongues and tribes hail for your sweet portions Yet in my belittled bosom you render services unfailingly Many mighty men of great caste have fallen Men of wisdom sang eulogy, wrote verses “eye for an eye” to lure your … Continue reading Ufuoma
Tardily I sauntered on a Friday night Across tainted busy night time streets of EKENHUAN Just to make my soul seem allayed of unsavoury desires Street lights came alive As fog and night flies roam in the air And I roved the streets like a devil looking to devour a stranger Where do I go … Continue reading Vagary