by Benard Makaa | Feb 21, 2020 | Poems
Who will live and who will die, Who after a long life, who before his time, Who by water, who by fire, Who by hunger, and who by thirst, Who by the virus, who by the plague, Who in the night time, who in the sun shine, Who by slow decay, who by the gun, And who shall...
by Benard Makaa | Feb 4, 2020 | Poems
The Blind Men and the Elephant, A HINDU FABLE. By John Godfrey Saxe I. IT was six men of Indostan To learning much inclined, Who went to see the Elephant (Though all of them were blind), That each by observation Might satisfy his mind. II. The First approached...
by Benard Makaa | Jan 19, 2020 | Learning
Until 2017, I had only one official shirt. A blue shirt that I was gifted in 2008, as a token of appreciation for serving as a class prefect at Kitondo School. I used it until it was too torn to be used anywhere. It was my Sunday best. Not that I couldn’t afford new...
by Benard Makaa | Jan 19, 2020 | Books
I shall keep updating this list as the year progresses on. For reviews and book summaries, click the book(Amazon) links. For the 2019 list, find it here. For the 2018 list, find it here. For the 2017 list, find it here. For the 2016 list, find it here. For the 2015...
by Benard Makaa | Jan 1, 2020 | What I have learned
Yesternight I didn’t sleep soundly thanks to some din that was emanating from a neighbour’s house on the 1st floor. And I stay on the 3rd floor. Maybe they were celebrating the New Year or so. I don’t know. What I know is that I have always been bothered by any...
