Margaret

By Bolanle Ogunbowale Margaret is a young lady in her late twenties an alumni of the prestigious university of Lagos who always wished to have the best relationship but luck never smiled on her. She always fell into the hands of wrong men which has... Read More

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YOU

you - poetry - Elsieisy blog

By Stela Xega As i saw youMy eyes started to glowMaybe it was loveOr fearOr a fearful love Too youngToo scaredToo passionateToo wrong Why can’t i burnThe idea of youAs i did withEveryone else PassengerStrangerWhy don’t youLeave me... Read More

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Follow The Lines

FOLLOW THE LINES - elsieisy blog

By Blessing Alikeju My elder sister and her 3-year old son were working on his nursery one assignment. I think he was meant to colour objects and connect lines with his pencil. Coaching him, my elder sister said, “Follow the lines”. Very simple... Read More

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Little Desert Flower

Little Desert Flower - elsieisy blog

By Michael Lee Johnson Out of this poem grows a little desert flower. it is blue sorrow it waits for your return. You escape so you must from me refuge, folded, wrapped in cool spring rain leaves- avoiding July, August heat. South wind hellfire burns... Read More

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