Sweet Africa

Poem Written by Krystal Orellano Weldon ‘Gypsy’ © 2019

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We all come from the desert root of the African tree.

Photography with Joe

Today on Apoetsbrain we are featuring photography by Joe Onginjo. Joe is a fun, spirited and strong willed soul from Kenya. He recently rekindled his passion for photography as a way of making new friends and capturing the intricate details of day to day life. He is currently in China doing his PhD research in Management Science.

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When asked the reason for photography, Joe said

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The Unpredictable Designer

Featured poem by Bonsu-Adjei Arthur © All rights reserved

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He cuddles a baby to sleep

Yet researched in the Books of the Pharisees

He draws the algorithm of creation, yet his algorithm seems inverted

For geometry is authored by his hands, pinpointing him at the center

Sam vs. Ugandan Wildlife

Ever wanted to visit East Africa for a taste of its wild life?  Well, here is a little taste of wildlife heaven from the planes of Uganda. Meet Sam Balyejusa, the genius behind these excellent shots.

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Unassuming

An original by Oluwatobilola J. Agboola. All Rights Reserved ©

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Can we mend broken pieces of trust

trampled beneath the feet of deceit?

True Laughter

Have you laughed? I mean really truly laughed.

You know the type that starts from your feet making your toes curl. That one that travels up your legs making them shake like a leaf in the wind.

That laughter that boils up in your belly like steam in an enclosed space looking for a way out. That one that literally causes you pain until you open your throat and let it all out and open.

Mainstream

Featured Poem written by Bonsu Adjei-Arthur

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‘Sometimes, our best work is done in secret’ they say

But we all crave the day the public gets a hint of ‘our base’

Several stories get lost in the universe like those star gazes

Any reason why heaven does not record the crowd but the secret places?

When My Daughter Turns Five

Featured Poem written by Joan Toluwani Amos ©

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When my first daughter turns five

‘Princess!’ I’ll call her

Wholly Reaffirm

A featured poem written by Darlington Kelechi Obiora. All rights reserved ©

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With you, I feel whole and happy.

The minute we part, I feel empty and heavy.

It is like a part of me is no more.

You are my fate. I know.

The centre of my life.

Colours

Poem by Joe Onginjo ©

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I refuse to be the labels you give me.

Fly

Featured Poem written by Joan Toluwani Amos ©

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To the one with whom I share so many things in common

Love Isn’t Perfect

Featured Poem by Olusola Bamisile (BB). All rights reserved ©

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Guess you are waiting to read another sad story

Or the title aligns with your thought process

But permit me to contradict myself

Love is perfect and perfect love chases all fears

I Dream of a Maze

Poem Written by Krystal Orellano Weldon © 2020

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I Dream of a Maze

I dream of a maze;

My world appears to be a mystery.

Words

Featured Piece written by Derek Oluwamuyiwa Fodeke-Rodgers ©

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If we talked…
If we talked and I spoke sweet words…
If we talked and my words cradled your face like they were hands…
If you heard everything you’ve ever wanted will you truly be happy?
Or would you mimic me?
Whisper the words you want to hear to your self.
Cradle your own face with your own words.

The Missing Game

*Note: This poem has been published with the New York Public Library Zine 2017 ©

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It begins as a creeping thought. Like an itch.

Easy to ignore, difficult to locate.

It graduates into an illness, and soon your mind is stuck on replay.

Like a swarm of butterflies with needles in their mouths.

Abuse & Manipulation

A Write-up by Humphery Adun 2018 ©

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Humans are relational beings; and thus, we owe our existence to the ability to cultivate relationships that sustain our mental, physical, emotional and psychological tranquility. In every relationship, there are roles played by each correspondence, and these roles are defined by several factors; age, position, class, family, culture, spirituality, and tradition. This plays out in such a way that it creates dominant and subordinate(dependent) individuals in the relationships. Interestingly, as adults we play both roles of being both dependent and dominant at the same time, across different relationships, and thus there is a diffusion of a learned trait from a relationship circle to another one; and this goes on and on, creating a tangle of relationship traits.

Artwork by Beena

Meditation by Tehmina Kanwal

Love Isn’t Perfect

Featured Poem by Olusola Bamisile (BB). All rights reserved ©

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Guess you are waiting to read another sad story

Or the title aligns with your thought process

But permit me to contradict myself

Love is perfect and perfect love chases all fears

Blue Whale

Featured Piece written by Chris Nash ©

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Chris tries to use poetry to give a voice to the ones whose voices have been lost or taken away from them. He is currently working on a series of songs that species under severe threat of extinction might sing – if we had ears to listen to them. Blue Whale is one of them.

Photography with G&C

Founded in June 2017, G&C is a unique duo.

The band is composed of Gin (孙吉) and CaiCai (蔡秉汝) . They both have a strong sense of music and a seamless ability to create musical masterpieces together. Both of them excel in impromptu ensembles; their powerful telepathy even makes their rehearsing sounds like an improvisation. A tasteful blend of Chinese and Western in its true form, the sound of the band is one with a soul. Recently, this duo have begun to delve more into the divine world of photography.

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Salt & Ashes

Featured Piece by Tribes of Asaph

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I feared no end.

A joyful will, I penned it down.

Years went by, faces changed.

The Sun remained the same. 

Words

Featured Piece written by Derek Oluwamuyiwa Fodeke-Rodgers ©

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If we talked…
If we talked and I spoke sweet words…
If we talked and my words cradled your face like they were hands…
If you heard everything you’ve ever wanted will you truly be happy?
Or would you mimic me?
Whisper the words you want to hear to your self.
Cradle your own face with your own words.

A Thousand MegaPixels

The following is a featured piece written by Bonsu Adjei-Arthur © All rights reserved

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Arthur’s Introduction to this piece

I have looked at how my world has changed so much and how creative we have become and the extent of magic we can pull up with our creativity from our devices and everything. However, I also felt the need to talk about the downside of all these great things and how people don’t fit. I played the part of the architect generation and how I am happy to see the delusion, the reality and all the glamour of everything and how it seems to all play into my grand plan. As such, I titled it. A THOUSAND MEGAPIXELS. Enjoy.

Life is an Expedition

Poem Written by Krystal Orellano Weldon © 2020

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I just follow my heart at any condition.

Another Love Story

Written by Dr. Olusola O. Bamisile (BB)

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I have heard a lot of stories about love

Some amazing and some sad

Earnestly waiting for the day I will start compiling mine

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I Dream of a Maze

Poem Written by Krystal Orellano Weldon © 2020

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I Dream of a Maze

I dream of a maze;

My world appears to be a mystery.

A Letter to Myself

Poem Written by Krystal Orellano Weldon © 2020

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She always came in second place to self love.

So I write her a letter to remind her;

She is a bad queen.

Photography with Joe II

Today on Apoetsbrain we are featuring photography by Joe Onginjo. Joe is a fun, spirited and strong willed soul from Kenya. He recently rekindled his passion for photography as a way of making new friends and capturing the intricate details of day to day life. He is currently in China doing his PhD research in Management Science.

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When asked the motivation for photography, Joe said

Comprehension

The following is a featured piece written by Bonsu Adjei-Arthur © All rights reserved

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I sat down under the tree of life, Down by the river of strife

Looking down at the caves that went through the mountains from which questions arose

Perhaps my questions were questions but as a Poet I could question my doubts

Like Newton, I knew a new thing was about to drop.

Fly

Featured Poem written by Joan Toluwani Amos ©

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To the one with whom I share so many things in common