HENCE I SAY
to that
blessed garden
we have to
return.
one step after
another
to garden Eden.
one bee to
only
one flower
entwined.
God from
Adam's ribs
made Eve only.
only through
this union
we can eat.
only through
this way
we can stop
this dearth.
Children, fair
and young
fathers and
mothers.
only this way
we can
triumph over
the-
vengeful,
ravaging
angel of
destruction.
hence i say to
these
words we
listen to.
WE WAIT AND
WONDER
doctors have
failed,
faith-healers
have folded their hands.
witch-doctors
cast no-lots,
prophets have
shut their mouths.
tears have
flown!
we now mourn
and weep dry tears.
young and
tender stolen.
nothing left,
no tears to bleed.
we wait and
wonder,
for a sign, a
stop, a word from above.
BIO NOTE
VOICES FROM EXILE, a collection of poetry on Zimbabwe’s political situation and exile in South Africa was published by Lapwing publications, Northern Ireland in 2010. KEYS IN THE RIVER: Notes from a Modern Chimurenga, a novel of interlinked stories that deals with life inmodern day Zimbabwe’s soul was published by Savant books and publications, USA 2012. A book of creative non-fiction pieces, ZIMBABWE: THE BLAME GAME, was published by Langaa RPCIG (Cameroon 2013) I was nominated for the Pushcart twice, 2008, 2010, commended for the Dalro prize 2008, work has been translated into French and Spanish. I was nominated and attended The Caine African writing workshop, 2012. From January- April 2014, I was a Mentor for 3 budding writers in CACE Africa Writivism. Published over 250 pieces of short stories, essays, memoirs, poems and photographic/visual art in over 150 magazines, journals, and anthologies in the following countries, the USA , UK , Canada , South Africa, Zimbabwe, India , Mexico, Kenya, Cameroon, Italy , Ghana, Uganda, France , Zambia, Nigeria, Spain , Romania, Cyprus, Australia and New Zealand.
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