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Tell me, O God  why is it so hot  around the equator?  Where famine is an alligator  The sun quells the earth  like a man with no heart  Hope’s child has died  Misfortune is the bride  Why tribes at war  break every law?  Ivory and gold  are hungry and cold  Diamonds are no food  MorselsContinue reading “Around the equator: A poem “

Tell me, O seer  at what do you peer?  My life is in shambles  I am lost in the brambles  Tell me, O seer  what can I hold so dear?  My heart is broken  From grief I haven’t awoken  The leaves are dry again  It’s overcast, but there’s no rain  The bird doesn’t sing  ItContinue reading “Tell me, O seer: A poem “

I tell you we will all grow old someday  But not that panic on my pillow does lay  When sore with aches, I sincerely pray  That death comes early and easy my way  Time spent in the whispers of conversation  That pain is kept secret like patience  You talk of living by taking action  I thinkContinue reading “A walk on the beach with a friend: A poem “

I will be raking off winter’s grey leaves in September charm  Cold crime novels and hot brandy no longer on my arm  Emotions will be buzzing like a nectar-sucking bees’ swarm  The birds will chirp to colours of buttercups and peonies, and morning calm  People will gather around the parks’ barbecues and drink beer likeContinue reading “When it’s spring: A poem “

The loose-tongued raconteur may not be perturbed by Alexander Pope’s remark that: “All seems yellow to the jaundiced eye.” For if he’s got a nose for news and teeth that can bite, he’d more than revel in a rosy revelation, than in a plateful of the good food.  Garbage, they say, is the content ofContinue reading “What a sip is a sip of gossip?!: Just for laughs “

Trying to be what I ought to be  That only nectar is honey to the bee  Yet the rainbow is only a play of light  The colours all blend to become white  My cup of sorrow is full to half  Beyond it, I dare to laugh  Pledging my aching limbs to a staff  I smileContinue reading “Forgiving misfortune: A poem “

There’s nothing like a sweet nothing in the ear of a listener. And egos, they say, come in various shapes and sizes, just as men do. The shrewd eye will know, however, there’s much to gain from apple-polishing a man’s ego, than riding his own horse over the fence. The egoist doesn’t tolerate egoism, justContinue reading “Nothing’s flat about flattery: Just for laughs “

Waft like a feather  Fall like a stone  Change like the weather  Be a hypocrite to the bone  They can steal from shadows  They can break in through windows  They can mince words  And gift you the absurd  They can lie and they can deign  They can beguile and they can feign  They can makeContinue reading “Politicians: A poem “

Barren is its court  Worn is its coat  Smokeless is its chimney  Its door has no lock or key  Its painless eyes  go numb to the skies  The roof is still tiled  But its fence is a pile  Kids are kept away  from its unearthly grey  What transpires in its hall?  Place an ear toContinue reading “Haunted house: A poem “

I am a swan  in the pond  I toil underwater  But above I’m a saunter  I glide with the wind  My flight is a happy swing  I am silvery white  like a moon in the night  My smile is worth a million  My heart is bullion  But I feel pain  I cry like the rain Continue reading “The swan’s sorrow: A poem “