My angel, you are the reason the sun refuses to set. The reason the moon refuses to hide. You give the stars the reason to hang around the moon. You are the reason the candlelight refuses to quench. The more you smile, the more the flowers blossom. You are the reason the flowers chose the […]
Short Story – The Power Of Love iii
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Short Story – Power Of Love
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I fell in love because you made me believe in love. I see so much beauty in the valley when you took me down the pathway of love. In the ocean of doubt, you made me swim in trust. You cleared all my fears when I was afraid to love again. Love becomes so real […]
Short Story – Psychological Effects of Poverty
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Poverty remains a colossal pain in the hearts of every society, recurring in every civilization. And though it yet seems immune to solutions despite advancements in every field of knowledge, we have been able to gain valuable insights over the years. In the throes of poverty, not only is the thinking altered, values may also […]
Poetry – Paupers
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A stream flowing to the desert; It is your life. At the mercy of men and elements Housed in street corners and culverts With neither identity nor address Like the proverbial snail Dragging your shell along Until the curtain falls And Nature calls you to bed Submitted byBalogun Joseph Olufolahan
Poetry – Broad Smiles
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The feeling is exceptional. The thoughts are expression-al. I could imagine, no not really. As if in a dream, but not exactly. My belly; sensing sweetness. My head; imagining things. As I nurture these pictures, I find so revealing yet fulfilling, My heart in broad smiles. Submitted byQueenesther A. Precious-KenAuthor Picture
Short Story – Dreams From The Other Side
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“Mama, mama” The shouts of Ikenga’s shrill voice filled the whole compound. Nkechi immediately left pounding the cassava which was to serve as breakfast for the family to see what could be the matter with her beloved son. “Mama see what I caught” Ikenga said as he proudly gave her the bush meat one of […]
Poetry – A Countryman
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Like a beat-box, I paused without restraint, being rueful of my state of seize-less tears, because my fatherland has made us fatherless, in the middle of an ocean. Though they dream of a better nation, but the foundation was faulty, because tribalism was embedded rather than selflessness, our leaders from the onset set their personal […]