things i fear speaking when it’s dark [for Tibin] I know when the sun shines Its warmth reaches my heart with unwavering generosity The roses in the...
Author - Wafula p’Khisa
A few days before our village was attacked in Borno, mama pleaded with papa to move us to Maiduguri– then a haven for those fleeing the Boko Haram...
STAYING TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN The womb of time is torn leaving everything to fall out of place A toddler fears the wrinkled face of its granny no more upon...
A GREAT HARVEST You found us saner, sober and serious With dreams, debts and damsels to attend to; Then blew your trumpet and the village suddenly broke into...
CHANGING TIMES if indeed Barrow could stick to his dream and pull old Jammeh’s smelly foot out of Gambia’s golden boot after Goodluck had left Nigeria for...
The KQ B737-801 touched down at Moi International Airport, Mombasa, at 8pm. We let out a long sigh of relief. The long-awaited moment of glory had come. I...
WE SIGNED OUR DEATH SENTENCE The chickens will not come home to roost They escaped from cages in Europe, and fled into the wild They are wandering all over...
Redemption Afar Those who sent their men to war Still wait, forever wait Their return at full moon. Those whose men returned long ago Still wait, forever wait...
