By the Stream

Noisy children
singing and clapping

Playful children
jumping and splashing

Quarrelsome children
arguing and fighting

When will their gourds be full?
So they can sit them on their heads
So one of them can take a step
So others can follow suit
So all of them will be gone
that I may be all by myself.

Here.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Nusker Avatar
June 27, 2017 at 12:38 AM
Congrats on your win with this lovely lyrical poem.
Eruteya Avatar
July 3, 2017 at 12:07 PM
Many thanks, Afzal.
Coreggia Avatar
May 4, 2017 at 8:56 AM
Ogaga, you are so talented. I could clearly sing this in my head and your words are so vivid I also clearly pictured you seeking peace as the children splash and play. A 7:) Amitiés
Eruteya Avatar
May 7, 2017 at 4:17 PM
Thank you for the kind words Anne-Marie. I find your appraisal greatly encouraging; couldn't hold back a smile as i read through.
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