CHUKWUDALU, I STILL ASSURE and re-assure myself that it isn’t to me, that it is to some guy out there, maybe in a film, that this is happening, because that is how this is, like film… like film. Or maybe you were just joking, rather pulling my... Read More
Love Literati Contest: ‘Nobody can weigh our love’ by Rasaq Malik Gbolahan
(for ‘Meenah) Nobody can weigh our love that reminds me of Dooshima – Tiv name for a beautiful lady; Arewa–a yoruba name for a beautiful lady. Nobody can weigh our love that stirs me from my bed in the midnight to scribble a poem for you till... Read More
Love Literati Contest: ‘A Dame to Live for’ by Famous Ogbewe
Edosa had roamed the streets finally arriving at his former apartment. He had stayed there while he was at the university two years before He walked through the door. A perk of being dead. Nostalgia had brought him here but he lingered for another... Read More
Love Literati Contest: ‘Love’ by Ene-Obong Affiong
It’s a verb For some it ebbs away For another it comes to stay For others it is superfluous For most it is dangerous For Mr. A it could take a minute For Mr. B it could take months For Mr. C it could take miles For Mr. D it could take moments... Read More
Love Literati Contest: I am Your Last Destination by Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto
Your love falls like petals In the beddings of my heart. With you in my head, I feel thousand years younger upon your lips. Your love falls like dews in the floors of my hearts. This love, yours and mine, a beautiful thing as is, Plants... Read More
Love Literati Contest: Holy Halo by Scott Thomas Outlar
Part I Your love is like the most precious rose, grown healthy and strong in fertile soil that has been cultivated with care by a greatly skilled gardener who is blessed with the wisdom passed down by many generations about how to feed the... Read More
Love Literati Contest: Forever Muse by Akinseye Atinuke
He stares long and hard at his sleeping partner, its 4am. He proceeds to his desk picks a piece of paper then writes ; ” Ajoke mi, I know you always wonder why I call you that even when you say it’s a local name but it’s a beautiful name for... Read More
We are back + 3rd Edition of Love Literati Contest
Hey Elsians, I am so sorry I had to be away for about 2weeks. It was in no way my fault neither was it intentional. If you are connected to any of my personal social media platforms or the blog’s, you may or may have not seen why. The blog was hacked... Read More
#5DaysToVals (2) – We Have Our Winners!
Yaaay! We have our winners! Thank you all so much for sharing Valentine with me on this blog by being part of the #5DaysToVals Contest. Special thanks to the participants, they particularly blew my mind.In subsequent contest on this blog, we would find... Read More