by Benard Makaa | Jun 14, 2021 | Poems
There is a story in our school, Of the prettiest girl around, 100 % cool, Ebony face and brown eyes, How those eyes could flash at you! Boys swooned over her in droves, Boys hung around her by the hour, But she loved none of these, She loved the quietest boy next...
by Benard Makaa | Apr 2, 2021 | Poems
Defeat by Kahlil Gibran Defeat, my Defeat, my solitude and my aloofness; You are dearer to me than a thousand triumphs, And sweeter to my heart than all world-glory. Defeat, my Defeat, my self-knowledge and my defiance, Through you I know that I am yet young and swift...
by Benard Makaa | Feb 8, 2021 | Poems
Sometimes I get to thinking of the future, You swore to me that your grace would last, You have kept right on loving without demur, Now I am puffed up, and your grace is too vast. Sometimes I get to thinking of the past, How have waited and suffered through...
by Benard Makaa | Aug 21, 2020 | Poems
A mother’s love’s a blessing No matter who you’ve become No matter where you roam Care for her while she’s living A mother’s love’s a blessing Love her as you did in childhood Care for as her as she did in motherhood You will miss her when she is gone A mother’s...
by Benard Makaa | Aug 8, 2020 | Poems
Chosen by Kenyan puppets Puppet leaders loot the land Puppet lawyers in puppet courts Puppet thieves they defend Puppet bloggers with keys Feast on puppet readers Puppet me and puppet you Puppet Kamba, puppet voter Puppet Kikuyu, puppet voter Puppet Kalenjin,...
by Benard Makaa | Jun 7, 2020 | Poems, Psychology
Five hours, (and who can do it less in?) By haughty Celia spent in dressing; The goddess from her chamber issues, Arrayed in lace, brocades and tissues. Strephon, who found the room was void, And Betty otherwise employed, Stole in, and took a strict survey,...
