Poetry

Celestial Rhythms: Fern’s Fractal Symphony

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In forests green, where mysteries reside,Where nature weaves its secrets far and wide,There lies a plant, its elegance untold,A marvel to behold, the fern unfolds. Its fronds unfurl, in patterns all precise,A symphony of beauty, nature’s own device,Leaflets upon leaflets, a delicate array,Infinite iterations, in a graceful display. Oh, fern, you teach us of the…

Love Letters in a Kiss

A Poem by Denny Moonde: I hope you read them all The flow of my heart therein Our young hearts pounding Feelings; a guiding star Our love olive solid Love letters sound better spoken, But timely words get twisted, Meaning lost Eaten in ink and voice So my love letters encrypted In the kisses we…

Precipitation is Upon Us

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Precipitation is upon us Hoe in hand, turn soil upside down. Food security; we hope to acquire Precipitation is upon us, laziness a path to poverty. A good harvest we require, Precipitation is upon us. Hoe in hand, turn soil inside out.

My President lives! – A Poem by Denny Moonde

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My President lives! Unjust rhetoric unabated, Invalid news devalued. Up and down they hop. Adulterated verbal outbursts! But when he breathes! Lo and behold shall they scatter! My President lives! One by one, he shall batter Beat the drums! African sunset; blackened thoughts! Beckoned hope; a sunrise bright! My President awakes! Diminished talk, sacrilegious. We…

Crow of a Headless Rooster

Denny Moonde likes to write poems and we enjoy reading them. You might have read his last poem here October 24th.  He has also written other poems that you can read on AnitaPoems.com. Crow of a Headless Rooster is his latest poem. It reflects the mood, particularly at this time of year, for a lot…

October 24th – A Poem by Denny Moonde

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Here is a poem sent in by Denny Moonde from Lumwana. If you would like to get your work published on KitweOnline, just send us an email and we will take it up from there.October 24th If Only for a Moment. I’ll celebrate in my national colors If only for a moment light up the…

Kitwe Poetry Corner – School Village

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These poems were recited at our Kitwe Poetry Night on 22 March, 2013 at Kitwe Little Theatre.   SCHOOL VILLAGE BOY By John Kapesa and recited by Moddy Muponisi   Country boy in the villa On foot, bare his feet he trudges In bottom torn khaki shorts He runs to school Seeking classic recognition Country…

Kitwe Poetry Corner – Give Me Romance Every Time

These were the poems which were recited during POETRY NIGHT held on Friday, 22 February 2013 at Kitwe Little Theatre.  It was one of the most well attended. GIVE ME ROMANCE EVERY TIME by Fiona Davidson and recited by Lydia Mhango   Maybe a little romance is needed Lightening our days in all this grey To…

Kitwe Poetry Corner – 15 February 2013

The Poetry Night was held last Friday, 15 February starting at 2000 hours.  Present was Mrs Anne Mukabe, the Director of Programmes who recorded the poems for the day for the Poetry Corner Radio Program which is broadcast every Wednesday at 1015 hours on Radio 2.   We hold these every fortnight, so the next one…

Kitwe Poetry Corner – 3 August 2012

SONG FOR LOST FRIENDS   Where shall I find you? Heaven above Or Hell below? Or No where at all? I don’t know.   What language shall we speak? Chewa Or Bemba Or Some sort of Greek? Still I don’t know.   What colour Shall our skins bear? Yellow Or Blue Or Simply nothing at…