Thursday, July 13, 2017

A BEAUTIFUL LIFE (Poem)





By KESA MAKAOTA

When darkness engulfs my days,


When dust chokes my breath,


When fog enslaves my eyes and the rain shatters my skin.

When laughter is but a beautiful enigma and joy fades into a distant nostalgia.

When my face becomes a worn out canvas of old tales, foreign routes and dried up channels that once nourished the nearby grasslands,

When thick beds of solidified ash and debris are the only witness to my existence,

When I am stiffened and stationary in my resting place,

I shall have a hymn in my heart,

 I shall sing sweet melody,

I shall ululate with gratitude in my slumber,

For I have lived a beautiful life!



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18 comments:

  1. BENJAMIN ODEGBAMIJuly 13, 2017 at 4:37 AM

    A stunning, beautiful poem - straight from the heart

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  2. EricJuly 13, 2017 at 11:36 AM

    Grips almost like a tourniquet...difficult to believe that this is the work of a "newcomer"

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    1. KesaJuly 25, 2017 at 6:02 AM

      Hehehe... thank you for the encouragement

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  3. TM THIBAJuly 13, 2017 at 1:50 PM

    I'm really happy to see her work here and I believe she will write more and more. Beautiful poem derives from within.

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  4. PAUL LOTHANEJuly 17, 2017 at 5:10 AM

    Definitely the poet has something to say...and captures the fleeting feelings impressively...we look forward to the poet's progress

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    1. KesaJuly 25, 2017 at 6:03 AM

      Thank you... I appreciate your motivation

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  5. Henry OZOGULAJuly 17, 2017 at 5:49 AM

    the poet is certainly not a newcomer; writes with a deft hand

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    1. KesaJuly 25, 2017 at 6:04 AM

      Hehehe... this is the beginning of what I hope will never end. Thank you

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  6. EricJuly 17, 2017 at 10:05 AM

    I am happy to see all the plaudits coming the way of the poet - poetess? - here. We appreciate all the goodwill

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  7. KUNLE AWOJuly 19, 2017 at 5:23 AM

    What a fine poem...

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  8. TM THIBAJuly 22, 2017 at 5:23 AM

    I sometimes wish that I could hear the writer of this fine poem, Kesa reciting it.

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  9. KesaJuly 25, 2017 at 5:58 AM

    Thank you for all your positive feedback. I am humbled by your time.

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  10. UnknownAugust 24, 2017 at 3:57 AM

    Keep the pace constant,you will never regret you did.
    Nice work.

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