By Brian Nzomo. I Our spirits merged on the very first day,In her eyes I saw the vessel of my bliss,In her voice I drowned in the fullness of her grace,A foreboding of the end of my dismayHer presence was made clearer to me that night,And my heart budded in fear and wariness,Bloomed at theContinue reading “THE SUN CALLED LOVE.”
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THE CHASM OF HIS ‘LOVE’
Brian Nzomo. From the day a youngling sprang from earth,A burden of sin was heaped upon his feeble back,Before the maiden leaves could hear the sun’s wrathHis seamless existence was tainted black… On teak benches with innocent toddlers his age,Eyes widen with horror at the words from the vicar’s lipAbout a place of infinite tormentContinue reading “THE CHASM OF HIS ‘LOVE’”
INTRODUCTION TO THE ART OF IAMBIC PENTAMETER IN TRADITIONAL POETRY.
By Brian Nzomo. My lady, whisper low and hear my plea… ~Sparrow, Confession. This darkened raiment of the burnished sun ~Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice. Traditional poetry has always seemed like a brain-splitting form of artistic poetry owing to the strict codes and rules guiding meter and rhythm. Many have also departed from this formsContinue reading “INTRODUCTION TO THE ART OF IAMBIC PENTAMETER IN TRADITIONAL POETRY.”
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