Poem – ON PORPOISE (By Ray Gallucci)

  ON PORPOISE   Am I watching the dolphins Or are they watching me, Somersaulting on backfins, While I swim clumsily?   At the junction of our worlds Where the land meets the sea, Somewhat shallow for their twirls, I can stand awkwardly.   I’m not native to water; They’re not native to land. Still each other we ought to […]

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Poem – MY COUNTRY SIDE (By Akeredolu Tope)

MY COUNTRY SIDE {Where old misty mountains adorn the sphere competing with the sky in height and glory and boisterous antelope’s race and hide behind the shrubs from *ogún’s intrusion} ~Akeredolu Tope My country side Where unruly old vultures scavenge on hot excrement Threatening even the carriers Of the meal, the happy children Pouring out yesterday’s fill                         My country […]

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