Venice masks

Thursday, 1 May 2025

The Revenants - Mohamed Sehaba

We had chased them
because they held the words
still tangled with seaweed, with earth
or attached to spears.

Wednesday, 30 April 2025

F E E L - Ben Caesar

I been away I been around
I been kissing the sky, I been hitting the ground
None of us know what tomorrow may hold
I guess we just hope it doesn't let us go

Tuesday, 29 April 2025

Soon enough - Maura Eidabugi Thoma

I hear the desperate voice of my homeland,
As the waves comfort the sand.

Monday, 28 April 2025

For Jasmine - Ernest Pépin

I will place this poem on your grave
Like a sun demanding justice
Time has not fallen silent
It has not forgotten how you left

Sunday, 27 April 2025

Justice - Hussein Al-Jassmi

Oppression in the world is the enemy of justice
And goodness always asks evil what for
Man with his actions or with his money
What good is money if everyone is wronged

Saturday, 26 April 2025

Fiery Ocean Sky - Hariz Fadhilah

Wild crimson flames lit,
The indigo ocean skies,
Scorching, titillating turquoise waves,
Emanating clouds of ashy gray

Friday, 25 April 2025

My island lies o'er the ocean - Amata Kabua

My island lies o'er the ocean;
Like a wreath of flowers upon the sea;

Thursday, 24 April 2025

Us White Policemen - Iron Bender

Here comes the story of a beloved Nation
powerful, Civillzed, and democratic,
Blacks and Whites in the same Army
Whites and Blacks in the same Navy;
Both of them in the same Police.

Wednesday, 23 April 2025

My Poem To Naa - Nii-Ayi Solomon

I am writing this poem to the woman I love,
This poem tells the story of my heart,
It’s the true reflection of my fondness for an African queen,
Naa, your beauty overwhelms me.

Tuesday, 22 April 2025

How I love her way - Tangatailoa

How I love her way,
Love her way that is hers alone,
Little green pigeon still unlearned;
The pigeon we’re seeking is a maiden.