Ode to My Mother by Thompson Emate

[tabby title="Poem"] An epitome of resilience and doggedness,She can see through the pervading night,Her words pierce through lurking darkness,She doesn’t meddle with frivolity,She pushes through the borders of frailty. A woman of radiant colours,She has meandered life's varying contours,She beckons...

Wisdom, Knowledge and Grace by Thompson Emate

[tabby title="Poem"] My mother’s nuggets,They chauffeur her day,They armour her journey,They lace her path. They pervade her room,In her chamber, they bloom,She sings their praises,She basks in their ambiance. They accompany her in their company,They buoy her boat,In tempest, she...

The Nuisance by Gift Ono

[tabby title="Poem"] Oh how the mighty have fallenBreaking up the food chainThe hunter becomes the huntedChaos in it's strangest way Watch them run for their livesHands on their headsThe mighty begging for his lifeHis tail between his legs The NuisanceThe...

Prepare the Way by Thompson Emate

[tabby title="Poem"] Let them eat and sorrow no more,Let them sing who are torn,Tomorrow comes like an armed man,Feeble bodies don't stand a chance. Let them come out of the shadows,For we'll journey through these meadows,Where some hearts failed and...

The World’s Puzzle by Thompson Emate

[tabby title="Poem"] The anthropologist's gaze,The world's maze,Beneath the surface,History hides its face. Time leaves behind its footprints,The remains of the lost are buried,Searched out and carried,They unlock mysteries cloaked in time. Life is an unending mystery,The missing pieces shade history,The...