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Here
are some of the poems I've written:
American
Crayfish
If I were an American Crayfish
Id take over all the rivers of human
mind
Full of selfish thoughts so unkind
And fill them up with thoughts sweet and
kind
That will unite all human kind
Make us realise we are the same kind
What little differences we have we should not
mind
If only I were an American
Crayfish
Written 1998
Katsina
by night
On the
semi-desert horizon
Neon
lights in a chain
Twinkling
like gold beads
Other
lights, from homes they shine
Scattered
like precious stones
Overhead,
the velvety sky
Adorned
with bright stars
A
fitting cloak
For the
beauty around
To the
traveller, a welcome sight
The
destination is near
Katsina
By
night
Originally
written in 1992, revised April 20, 1999
Katsina
by night 2
On the
semi-desert horizon
Neon
lights in a chain
Twinkling
like gold beads
Other
lights, from homes they shine
Scattered
like precious stones
The
velvety sky
Adorned
with bright stars
Watches
over everything
A sight
to behold
Katsina.....at
night
Originally
written in 1992, revised April 20, 1999
Funtua
The
orientation camp
With
morning drills
On a
field, morning dew so damp
And
evening thrills
At the
mini-market, so cramped
A trek
up the hill
Overlooking
the town, a water tank
With
its fill
Of
water for Funtua
First
experience, fulfilled
Young
people, serving Nigeria
Originally
written in 1992, revised April 20, 1999
Jibia
A
turning to the left
Before
the border post
Nigeria,
one country; Niger, the next
Green
vegetation
Defying
weather conditions
Against
all expectations
Trees,
with lots of shade
Planted,
every which way
To keep
the desert at bay
Old
buildings clustered together
Bricks
and mortar
For the
people, shelter
A
solitary round about
Empty
market stalls abound
The
most famous market around
Awaits
the next market day
To
become alive and gay
With
people, there for the trade
Jibia
dam, a sight to ponder
Millions
of liters
Of
precious water
Cascading
down spill-ways
Beautiful
sheets of brownish grey
Water
for life, makes its way
Surviving
each year
A long
time, it has been there
This
beautiful place, Jibia
Originally
written in 1992, revised April 20, 1999
Alhamdullilah
Ya
Allah, I thank You today
For the
air that I breathe
For the
green grass and the trees
For the
blue sky that I see
For the
beautiful birds that sing
For the
life You have given me
Im
thanking You today and everyday
April
19, 1999 *Katsina,
Funtua and Jibia are names of towns in northern Nigeria while
"Alhamdullilah" is a muslim expression meaning
"Praise be to God".*
©Sa'adatu
T. Sule 2001.
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