For the marathon I went with the image prompt for hour3. But I knew I would come back to the text prompt when I had the time. Now time is at a premium in my life, specially on a Monday morning but I’ve managed to…

Nope, there ain’t no hope. We is not teachin’ hope. Hope is like Saddam’s rope, The one around his throat.   Hope is for the Judas Goat, The one that leads to slaughter houses. Why Hope When we can know.   Hope requires trust, And…

HOPE Hope emerges Like a ray of light, Like a guiding star, At the end of a tunnel of despair. Hope, whispers softly To rise To see beyond our tears To see beyond our failure. Hope gives us, An anchor A stability to rise A…

A world not like this In a world not like this, a wondrous dream, A place where rainbows in the sky gleam, The sun’s gentle warmth, a constant embrace, Where raindrops fall, but not a single trace. Trees adorned with fruits, branches bending low, Shrubs…

SOMETHING SMELLS NICE Something smells nice Ah it seems to be coming from the rectangular box Hey what is this? Something circular is inside a rectangular box The smell is just mouth-watering, Tomatoes, cheese, capsicums, olives seem to be beckoning me I cannot control myself…

A SPOON A DAY The colours of the rainbow Can be found in our food, How can anything in life Ever taste so good? So many cuisines in the world The delicacy of each can never be verbally told Food is made special by the…

SELF LOVE I am a woman I am a mother, a sister, a daughter I love myself, my family, and my friends. I am passionate about many things That is what makes me who I am today I love the way I look in my…

DO I NEED YOU? I wrote your value on my hand, But the soap washed it away. I wrote your value on paper. But the wind blew it away. I protected you in my bank, But my busy schedule kept you away. I toiled day…

  LET’S APPRECIATE BEAUTIFUL YET DIFFERENT CREATIONS OF GOD In the hallways of your school, You may see a child who seems different She may be the girl who always sits alone Or the boy who never talks to anyone Or a child who just…

EDUCATION Transfer of knowledge happens even in birds and bees Mother bird teaches the child how to fly from the trees The lion teaches the cub how to hunt Even pigs teach their piglets how to grunt Knowledge sharing is known as education This happens…