Design Error
I am a broken toy
Shipped late
From the factory and have never
Caught up with the toys from
My batch. Like a limping duck,
I lag behind, trying to catch an eye.
On sale
At a give-away price
On the back shelf
Unwanted, even by the most desperate.
Yet,
My entire being leaps
When you enter the shop
My heart drums a bedeviled African rhythm
As you pass by
While I beg for a glimpse, pondering:
Can you buy me?
Can you fix me?
Sleeping Beauty
She sleeps on
Keeping company to Alice
Strolling through the prairies of Wonder lands
In the illusionist’s grip
She sleeps on
Putting the muscles to rest
Abandoning herself to the craft of the dream
Weaver
Sailing away from the turmoil of the realm
Below,
Probing the realms of the impossible
She sleeps on
I look on
Trying to grasp the mystery,
The beauty of such abandonment
The still in such escape
She sleeps on
I look on,
Heaving a sigh:
That I could know such escape,
But mine is not flight.
She sleeps on, sleeping beauty
And I look on, watching beast.
Nfor E. Njinyoh is a French-English translator, a copy editor, and an infrequent author of poetry and faction.
Everyone of God’s earthly creatures is best in at least one thing Edy, for some it’s composing, painting, playing, singing, teaching, etc. The tricky part of it all is that your God-given skill can only mature if you find out what exactly you are cut out for. Once your eureka moment comes, as i imagine is your case, your every attempt is nothing short of a masterpiece. Even more amazing here is the fact that while you are sat effortlessly doing what you do best, you give the false impression that it is so easy…Believe me Edy, each time you hit that right note, you impact someone’s life somewhere in this troubled world and i am sure that they feel lighter for a least a moment as they read on. I am looking forward to reading your collection bro! Thumbs up to you!
Thanks for the thumbs up brof! I am still a work in progress, praying to achieve great feats, and knowing that, with friends like you, I can soar beyond the clouds and wade through the Milky Way as seamlessly as if I was taking a stroll in “Ndongo stream”! Thank you!
Ravi de constater que tu n’as pas laissé tomber l’écriture, Edy, et que tu vas encore plus loin. J’attends la publication du recueil avec impatience.
finally got here
La beauté et la profondeur de ces poèmes subjuguent celui qui prend la peine non seulement de les lire mais aussi de les comprendre. Ton écriture est digne des plus grands!!! Je suis impatiente de lire le recueil en entier.