IT’S THE SIMPLE THINGS THAT COUNT

During the Mashujaa Day public holiday I visited my grandpa…not only was it a good chance to surprise the old peeps whose eye sight is worsening, but it was a chance to drive and not get caught (my license expired)....

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THE ORPHAN

The orchestra plays The choir softly chants “Benedictus qui venit Ni nomine venit” I sit at the edge of my bed My soft well padded bed Swaying my mind, nodding To the choir’s soft chants Lonely I sit...

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BUILD YOUR RELATIONSHIPS

Over the weeks since my last post, I have been in several bus rides to town, during the evening, for classes (*sigh*, masomo nayo). During these bus rides, as I quietly sit on my seat trying to think about what we were taught...

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MAYBE, MAYBE NOT

Will the movie end? Or will the road have a bend? Will the earth keep rotating? Or will it keep the sun anticipating? Will the wax melt away? And make night from what was day? Will the chocolate melt as well? Or will the fireplace be where I daily dwell? Maybe, maybe not. Will the...

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A LETTER TO MY SOON TO BE WOMAN by RixPoet

When I first read this; I was taken aback. The articulacy, passion and wisdom in it is just over and above.  This piece was written by a friend and someone I look up to; a great man, an inspiration and a star in...

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THE KENYAN ENTREPRENEUR

The other day a friend and I had an interesting conversation. He owns a movie store. It was a Sunday afternoon and I found him there sited, bored. I challenged him to a game of scrabble and with progression of the game...

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25 HILARIOUS QUOTES

Before I post my monthly poem and post; some 25 hilarious quotes I tumbled upon. Feel free to disregard what you don't believe. 1. If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out. 2. Age is a very high price to pay for maturity. 3. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more...

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IN MY SHOES

“The lady who has the most shoes in the end wins!!” a lady I know excitedly exclaimed when she when she was explaining why she was attending a shoe sale (name excluded for obvious reasons). Win what? (I hear men asking)...

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THE SHADOWS by @wanjiru_wanjiku

The shadows in here converse; Low grumpy conversations, Gesticulating and pacing, With their fingers growing long each passing minute, Embracing my neck- Squeezing and soothing. I had known how to silence them, Let them watch in awe as I practice a smile, And a gait so blissful when I carry the wind...

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TO HELL WITH YOUR DONATIONS.

“Let’s go to Africa, salvage our slaves, Let’s donate money, make names for ourselves, Call local and international media, Let Africa rejoice, here is their redeemer.” Well, to hell with your donations! Oh come fellow slaves, come let us rejoice, Let us sing, dance, write and recite poems, Let...

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THROWBACK THURSDAY.

Did you catch that? I threw it!! And it was Thursday!! Hehehe, throw back Thursday it is. Now, to begin with; who on earth invented this “throwback Thursday?”  Why particularly on Thursday? I thought if there was...

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I SEE YOU

I see you, Crying at the street corner, Tears that no one will see, With a story no one will believe. Passers-by pass you by, With judgmental glances, Peeking under their glasses; “She’s one of them, swims in...

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THE THINGS PEOPLE DO FOR LOVE

As I write this, the rain outside is pounding, the freezing wind blowing through the office window. I am freezing. I play list some classical themes and pour myself a cup of hot cocoa *ooh the warmth*. The contrast of...

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AN ARREST ( MY FIRST EXPERIENCE)

Ever been arrested? Either for the right or wrong reasons? Well if you have never, I beat you to it. Last evening to be precise. You may wonder why I’m so happy to write about it, just wait and see. So, it’s Saturday evening, Skater Boy and I have come from training in Thika, we are now in Nairobi....

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