Sweet Whitney, Our Tears Roll
Breaking news, breaking mood
Angelic, Whitney Houston, has left the hood
Our tears roll, a voice so graceful
Whitney Houston, woman so beautiful
Awards so heaped, for she sang with delight
Words were woven, for love and light
We bow, will miss, your honeyed voice
You've left the mortals, to wander the skies.
poem by Charles Jagongo Ogola
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Sweet Bird
She, coyly, at the break of dawn, sings.
Her honeyed voice graces my ears.
She flaps, she dances, she plays, she giggles,
All these, I'm left breathless.
Petite, sweet bird, she dresses,
So natural, simple elegance, fresh as flower
She sings, I whistle, she sits,
A top a tree, castle I dream, we hold hands.
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Flowers for me.
Here, in the green field, yonder the sky is blue
Behind ‘Ramogi" sacred hills, I see it blue
I wade past the tall, spear like flowering grass
To, pink, red, and yellow, I pick the flowers
Up a tree I see two weaver birds building their nest
Flowers I sample, all alone, for me, I'll bring these to my nest.
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Rain, Rain, Rain!
Rain, rain, rain
As kids, by then
We played in pools
And chased butterflies
Beautiful were flowers
Rain, rain, rain
Splish, splash, splosh
Warming is my heart, rain
This night, all come, sleepiness
Your song. My lullaby, rain
Rain, rain, rain
Happy kids and butterflies
Rain
Warm hearts and lullabies
Rain, rain, rain.
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A Mile Before I Sleep
Lights are off, pistons are resting
The Discotheque has stopped,
One in two had been done or waiting for tomorrow
My mind journeys, to space and time of acts
To friends and adversaries, my soul seeks God
My eyes, are heavy, I pull a pillow
I see your eyes, painted is a star of hope
I drift to Slumber land, peacefully.
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Fire! Fire!
A fire is lit, gleaming backs
Drums beat, in ecstasy dancers
Hop around the night fire
He dipped, to be baptized,
In water and said
‘ he will come for water
His time will change to fire’
Fire! Fire!
Lit in my heart, this fire
That heals, in ecstasy, in holiness
Universe enjoined, fire in your eyes
Melted my heart!
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Universe Soul
Stars, they giggle and twinkle
Stars, they cry and shoot.
Clouds, farmers they inspire
Clouds, splitting thunder they spit.
Wind, a breeze so cool
Wind, at sea, a storm gathers
Planets, no longer the nine
Planets, discovery, continues.
Universe, a soul, periscope gone beyond
Universe, a soul, unfolds, unfolds and re-folds.
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Loving Arms
Darling, the day is over,
my boots, are resting in the rack,
homely, and lovely, your eyes are.
My pen, I'm done, let my pen rest,
the door is bolted, whose time is not?
my eyes are heavy, the log of duty was heavy.
Darling, spread yourloving arms,
screws, in my head, let my head rest,
in your loving arms, I slumber.
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Star Venus
The night is clear,
The sky is dotted with twinkling stars,
Amidst the star community Venus stands,
With bright twinkling sisters,
In their night dresses pure like pearls,
Venus shepherds sailors
To desired destinations.
Have passed are generations
Will come are generations,
Had seen and will witness
Her majesty star Venus.
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Ojal: Lamentation
Ojal, Ojal, Ojal
The son of the soil
Son of the rivers,
Son of the plains,
Is this really you brother?
They have done
The best they wanted
For and of you.
Have you gone to glory?
Son of Ojungo
You have gone to the clouds
The sky, your soul shall linger
The stars company they make
We will meet brother
Ours in wait, unknown the timer.
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