THERE IS RAIN ON MY WINDOWPANE Brother, if one day you find That the man next to you no longer fits The room he once snugly fills; It is not because he has...
Author - Emuobome Jemikalajah
Emuobome Jemikalajah is an up-and-coming poet. He has lived in Warri and Ibadan. His poems have been published in Phases: Poetry of People Chap book, and Wind of Change anthology. He is also an avid lover of art.
A ROSE NOT SEEN (For Eliana) When in bloom you blossom, And your subtle scent wafts into the night; You hide your colours in the bosom Of the ashen night; shy...
THE HARMATTAN The rains are long gone; Leaves like raindrops. Dry winds crawling, Squeaking the roof tops. Mist in the mornings, A shroud of cold air. The...
THE VEIL OF NIGHT And when from fitful sleep I rouse, Buoyed and stewing in cold sweat; A bird of night – I know not which, Sings me the dreariest of psalms –...
MELANCHOLIA The ones who walk silently; they do not speak. The ones who sit pensively; they do not seek To reveal thoughts of a weary mind, Of pain that aches;...
A THOUSAND ORIGAMI I am a worn-out piece of paper. For many a hand has formed From this little piece, a thousand shapes. I do not want for folded edges, For in...
