This article first appeared on my blog about a decade ago. The title was, “Shine for the world to see.” I read it this year and the message still resonates with me. I hope that as you read it, it will bless and edify you. ******* I shared an experience I had with my husband […]
HAIL Hail to the king with a diadem and royal robe Hail to the lion of Judah Hail the lamb seated on the throne You are the king of all men, hallelujah! You watched men deride as you carried the cross You watched them spit and beat you, You watched the mock salute You watched
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Poems, Word Capsule
Ubium Medical Hospital, Uyo, 2022. ‘Ladies, the food lady is here!’ the hospital server announced, her food trolley screeching on the tiled floor. ‘Why would she disturb my sweet sleep?’ I gently shifted my bed to sit up and glared at her. The server rolled the food trolley to my bedside and dropped a tray
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Story time
She rang the bell at the hilltop and raised the lamp over the city,singing, Wake up, men!Awake, women and childrenWake up and sing the song of the wealthy sunrise. She walked down a mile through the overgrown forest,overtaken by wild weeds and dead treesSoldier ants built their homes on many trees,worms milled around in dead logs.She
‘Look at you…,’ He said with clenched teeth. ‘Can you see all of your worth and value here?’ He dangled the stained briefs in my face. The smell stung my nose, making my stomach rumble. I looked up from where I sat on the floor, cross-legged and soaked in a puddle of my wee and
What a tiring 4km walk! He exhaled, plopping onto a wooden bench by the well. He wiped the beads of sweat on my brow and leaned back to rest. The Messiah had arrived from the neighbouring city with his closest followers. While they left for the village to grab food, he preferred to regain strength
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Tuesday files: Blogs and more
Down in the valley, we metHe perched on my shoulder‘Screech! Shriek! ‘ello hiker, I’m Kenke Owo nkara, di eagle.’I “shook his eagle wings”‘Screech! Can I take you up there?’I hopped on his back, excited. Kee-eeeee-arr! We as-de-as-descended One moment, Kenke Owo nkara is a vultureeating carcasses, refuse and dungThen a parrot. He scorned all air