Things the Flood Gave Us by Thompson Emate

[tabby title="Poem"] Things the flood gave us,Memories etched in us,Soaking away the fortresses our hands strive to build,Molting the silver linings that reflect our joy. Things the flood gave us,Memories recalcitrant to the healing stream,Memories cocooned in our chambers,Time hasn't...

The Last of His Days Thompson Emate

[tabby title="Poem"] By the sea,He dwelt,He watched the sun take its rise,He viewed it retire to its chamber,He basked in nature's ambiance. By the seashore,He walked,The evening breeze was a panacea,It drowned his surging grief,Nature wrapped her hands around him....

Distressed Earth by Thompson Emate

[tabby title="Poem"] The world we make,The future we'll embrace,The damage we have caused,Our desires have plunged us into a quagmire,Our cravings have chauffeured us intoa distressed ambience,The earth weeps for her untold troubles,She is in sorrow for the unwritten turmoils,As...

Erased by Thompson Emate

[tabby title="Poem"] Bad camouflage,Poor silhouette,The poacher's target,A kingdom's regret,An exponential decline,An outcry unheard,A world finally unseen, [tabby title="Poet Bio"] Thompson Emate is a graduate of the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. He has a deep love for nature and the...

Around the Sun by Thompson Emate

[tabby title="Poem"] Around the sun,Hope dwells,Around the sun,There are life forms,Around the sun,There's a radiating glory,At nightfall, it recedes,At dawn, it awakes,A replica of life,A library of varying seasons,An archive of changing moments. [tabby title="Poet Bio"] Thompson Emate is a...