by Benard Makaa | May 22, 2018 | Poems
Again, Love came to visit me, Bold as a Lion, and finding me coy, She beckoned to stay, The search was now at bay. We met in nature, Away from preying eyes, That is where I caught her eye. It was her lovely grin, her broad smile, Knowingly, I smiled...
by Benard Makaa | May 22, 2017 | Poems
Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have. Love doesn’t strut, Doesn’t have a swelled head, Doesn’t force itself on others, Isn’t always “me first,” Doesn’t fly off the handle, Doesn’t keep score of the sins...
by Benard Makaa | Apr 16, 2017 | Poems
Love came to visit me, But finding me busy, She had to flee, I was silly? At fourteen, I was shy, Solitude was my friend. Love came to spy, But found no shed. At twenty one, the academic touch was lit, She sought for another chance. Had fallen to the academic pit. And...
by Benard Makaa | Mar 26, 2017 | Poems
There is a people in the midst of Kenya, Fair, beautiful, fruitful, peaceful and hardworking, Into which no laziness, idleness abides, Nor any tribal bigotry, hatred, but love which fuels unity, The members do not war with each other, Nor do they possess arms to get...
by Benard Makaa | Mar 10, 2017 | Poems
I am afraid I know very little about love, Always afraid of losing those I love, I am yet to learn how to let go, And how to run the show. How can I tell you the truth? When I won’t pledge my troth? Though I am of age, I am not a sage! Invulnerable, Unraw,...
