POETIC THURSDAY: Arrive, baby
By Shem Onderi Arrive, baby, in your mother’s womb, that she may be respected,and your father valued among his peers. Your grandmother awaits your arrival,eager
By Shem Onderi Arrive, baby, in your mother’s womb, that she may be respected,and your father valued among his peers. Your grandmother awaits your arrival,eager
By Shem Onderi Oh, eye, you were created to see, To behold all that’s visible in day and night’s decree. But when darkness falls, you
By Shem Onderi In the day, you hide from sight,Visitors arrive, and you take flight.I’ve tried to clear you out, but you won’t depart,You squeeze
By Shem Onderi Oh, Dispensary Bench, if you were human,So wide, so strong, your presence is proven.Built for comfort, you await with grace,As patients sit,
By Shem Onderi You once meandered past Kisii town, Loud and proud, you’d flow on down, Joining streams that swirled and spun, A mighty river,
Mole, Diversity– By Shem Onderi You live beneath our feet, a secret life unseen, Yet your destruction is loud, a tale of ravaged dreams. Little
The ugly side of this life is that a time comes when the head starts to have cobwebs. When that time comes, one starts to
By Shem Onderi A wildflower thrives on its own, independent, No need for watering—the roots draw from the swamps, Adapting as it grows. Out there
By Nyang’au Araka
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