shower shoes sloshing, soapy, slippery,
and teeming with colossal cleanliness,
toweled,
culpable
The three Sisters
Are weaving ~
Caring not for your life;
Caring only for Their pattern.
Falling before you--
A prism of dysfunction
with kisses that burn,
taste my blame.
Out of sympathy,
The silenced heart—
Misled then laid to rest
Though no death has occurred
May 13, 2022
1st place-Naani Poem sponsored by Joseph May
Zambezi's strength rules
who can harness our river?
electricity from water?
Nyami, Nyami
Kariba Dam damaged
by six decades of water
the Tonga tribes celebrate
Nyami, Nyami
May 10, 2022
Joseph May's contest on Naani.
Two naani of 24 syllables each
current statements about currents
When the Kariba Dam was built on the Zambezi, the Tonga people had doubts.
The dam was built on gneiss and quartzite and is made of concrete — 80 feet at its thickest point. But over six decades of the waters' rushing through it, tumbling over it and crashing down on its other side have carved a pit at its base and erosion threatens its foundations. July 22, 2020
The very thought of a naani about Nyam Nyami sparked my muse.
It is the River God of the Tonga people.
Thinking disorder,
irrational behaviour;
Despite knowledge fail
to decide an action plan.
~x~
LOVE
~~~~~
love of one another, each other,
why do we hate?
have we forgotten?
a basic need, love!
INSTINCT
~~~~~
love for your mate
a *****sapiens trait
most life depends on instinct
curse the power of reason
REASON
~~~~~
reason, thoughts realised
or to figure out a failure
a *****sapiens trait
with instinct you already know
DISCRIMINATION
~~~~~
discrimination
to discriminate between bad and good
not human relationships
one species one people
TRUE LOVE
~~~~~
true love for a partner
for all life, we need one and another
flora, fauna, reciprocates
not one without the other
TIME
~~~~~
time, we've learnt to speed it up
record intangible motion
time lapse photography
one year in a hour
NAANI EXAMPLES
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
POETRY
Poetry,
feelings, emotions,
exposed souls,
truth or fiction
NATURE
Nature,
biodiversity,
natural wonders,
in death, infinite
Naani
~~~~~~~~~
A naturalist
Commends natural history
The only way of life
Make her your second wife
Love
is crossing an ocean of torment
trying to reach a river of dreams
...is it worth the voyage
Form: Naani
12/19/2017
Writing thoughts into poems
Releases them like birds,
They may be doves or vultures,
Peace or predator words.
All rights reserved~~~Cynthia Buhain-Baello~~03.07.15
He sits on his fat butt
he's in a real huff
he fell face first off his lily pad
trying to catch flies.
Copyright Cynthia Jones
Sept.17/2004
Oh, Mr. Cardinal
why do you tease me,
sitting, with your belly full
up there, in that tree?
Copyright © Cynthia Jones
Jan.21/2013
I have been waiting a long time, to get a picture of a male cardinal and I finally got one. I was hoping it was going to be a little better than what I got, but you can't move trees out of the way. LOL
He watches the bubbles
float above his head
he relaxes in the tub
after a big meal.
Copyright © Cynthia Jones
July.2/2004
(Naani)
Creating poetry and art
Brings lots of fulfillment
And great expectations
To many of us.
Dorian Petersen Potter
Aka ladydp2000
Copyright@2014
September,25,2014
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