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Poetry is Art, an Art for Life
This is December, and other poems
This is December
by Obinna Chilekezi
Laughter runs through the season ahead
as marigold flowers smile their way
with yellow teeth
along bush paths
In this smiling season
A drunk
dressed festive...
Rainbow and other poem
Rainbow
by Obinna Chilekezi
Stars shift in their sockets
and the birds no singsong still
distressing the stone terrace
with winds fanning downward
and upward.
After that heated noon
the rains bathe...
Food comes first, and other poems
Food comes first
by Obinna Chilekezi
Under the twinkle of his wifely burst
Till truth became for him the sun of anger
And of present hunger.
Hunger befriends the...
Hyena for a neighbour (poem)
Hyena for a neighbour
by Obinna Chilekezi
~
I ask only for this:
To look deep into my eyes
And see the fascinating feline
Awaiting a prey.
These eyes have seen...
Last night I dreamt (poem)
Last night I dreamt
by Obinna Chilekezi
~
Last night I dreamt
I saw a ghost
Me in your bedside
And I the tear on the mask
You the idle handkerchief
In...
But I have to leave – (Poem)
But I have to leave
(A Poem)
by Obinna Chilekezi
~
A fine Sunday morning
A bird and his mate at my window
Singing songs of love together
This country is
Full...
Today is Mother’s Day (Poem)
Today is Mother's Day
(A Poem)
by Obinna Chilekezi
Words are enough to say all to say
About the woman that I passed through
The narrow route of her...
Early morning rain – by Obinna Chilekezi
Early morning rain
(Updated)
It rained heavily this morning
With showers, strong winds and sandstorm
And the wind with big strong hands shaking everything
At sight. There I perched.
It...
