LITERARY CORNER

POETIC TURN: Village Cough Monitor

By Shem Onderi In the village, mucus falls freely.Sneezes scatter into open air.Noses are blown without care,spittle slick on the paths—passersby slipping on what should

POETIC TURN: Barrister, in a day

By Shem Onderi He sleeps with the law,Wakes with arguments already drawn—Citations sharpened for the court.Even his walk to workIs measured in legal steps. In

POETIC TURN: The Cameraman

By Shem Onderi Through the lens, he sees the world.A cameraman lives another life—seeing through an eye not his own.He notices what the naked eye

POETIC TURN: Voting Booth

By Shem Onderi You hold all the secrets of the voter.Emotions surge the moment he steps in,Sometimes uncontrollable,Sometimes leading him to the wrong choice. Some

POETIC TURN: City Clock, Whose Time?

By Shem Onderi City clock—who designed you?What idea shaped your face,your height,your place above our heads? Perhaps the city struggles with time,with watches,with remembering to

POETIC TURN: The Fixers

The nation is broken, disjointed on many fronts,With loose joints everywhere, some beyond repair.Before the fixers were identified,The nation pleaded for repair with the right

POETIC TURN: Crocodile Tears

Many have spoken of you, cloaked in satire.You are renowned in the literary world.I long to see your colour—to watch the crocodile shed its tears.

POETIC TURN: The Fisherman, Deep Sea

By Shem Onderi For him, the night is working hours,He harvests all he can,Every creature caught in the net—even the unwanted,All that the net can

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