by Benard Makaa | Feb 28, 2022 | Culture, Poems
Come, gather you, people,And listen to a story I’ll tell,Of a boy smitten with love,From Mbooni hills. Come, gather my friends,And listen to my tale,Of a girl in love,From the Nandi plains. Atop a hand rowed boat,Was the question posed,Under the calmness of...
by Benard Makaa | Feb 25, 2022 | Poems
I love you with all my heart,Come I take to Mbooni we establish our family,Now and forevermore you shall be Mrs. Mumo,Just a little patience, the day is near. I have loved you freely and it’s not a lie,Our love is eternal,I promise you a daylight wedding,In front of...
by Benard Makaa | Feb 8, 2022 | Poems
Nîngwendete Ngwendete mûno na ngoo yakwa,Ûka ngûtwae Mbooni twake mûsyi witû,Yu na mbaka mwîso nuwe Mrs Mumo,Îyûûmisye mûthenya nûkilye kûvika. Nakwendie omana na ndiûkengana,Wendo witû nîwa tene na tene,Yu nîkwatha mûtwaano wa mûthenya,Mbee wa Pastor na andû. Yu...
by Benard Makaa | Jan 3, 2022 | Poems
A day is a day, A week is a week, A year is a year, A just measure of time. A happy day, a sad day? A happy week, a sad week? A happy year, a sad year? Just a matter of...
by Benard Makaa | Aug 15, 2021 | Poems
I have had choices since the day I was weaned, There were voices that told me right from wrong, If I had listened, I wouldn’t be here tonight, Writhing and dying with the choices I’ve made. At an early age, I was tempted, I loved drinking, couldn’t leave the bottle,...
by Benard Makaa | Jun 14, 2021 | Poems
There is a story in our school, Of the prettiest girl around, 100 % cool, Ebony face and brown eyes, How those eyes could flash at you! Boys swooned over her in droves, Boys hung around her by the hour, But she loved none of these, She loved the quietest boy next...
