Glass slipper story

Chariot, pumpkins, glass... this one has it all.Another cinderella story coming up... but this time on wings.My upcoming short story keeps the glass slipper story alive!Stay tuned, stay safe, stay healthy, stay happy, stay positive, stay in love or fall in love... it's almost valentine's folks!'May you know the joyand bloom from Cupid's pierceblissful pain …

Help the world shine

Dazzle Bring your light to the world. Every light, no matter how little helps make the world less dark and a better place for you and for me. -Aweni

Keep Calm

Loud screams, far and near Real and profound fears abound Sweats, deaths, tears and pain Frail hearts shake from shallow roots Nah! We'll find calm in your eye ❤&🕯Aweni Let's work through this together and apart my lovelies. Yes! We can!💪

‘Tis the season…

'Tis the season to be jolly! Spread some love, Spread some cheer, Spread some joy, And be sincere! ❤Aweni Ps. Wishing you a beautiful weekend my lovelies!

Inhabit (Haibun)

Enjoy this short poem Of beauty beyond compare. Beauty without heart. ........ Her perfect slim form, A temptation to man and woman, Rise from the shimmering waters. Her graceful form breaks through the rivulets with every stride. Her movements in the sea was amble and confident like she was Poisedon’s very own mistress. So graceful, …

Moth path

The moth seeks moon light But is tricked by lesser lights Quick death beckoning Ife sat outside all evening wrapped in her flowery satin house coat after she had put Emeka to sleep. She watched moths fly towards the fluorescent garden light, kissing the glow of the lamp again and again until they fell onto …

Time waits for none

Years flow endlessly A passenger one minute Down under the next. Tunde flipped open his diary as his eyes scanned through what he had planned for the day and the next. It was the first of December. 'Where has 2019 gone?' He shook his head in disbelief as he reflected on what he had done …

Different shades

#longpostalert I wrote 'The different shades of yellow,' in January 2017. It was inspired by a setting sun and the different hues it radiated one random evening. What I didn't know at the time was how this poem could reflect the many sides of human nature too. That was until three days ago when I …

The best of them

I searched far and wide for the best of the best. I walked across deserts, and sailed across oceans. I flew through bright blue skies, and dark grey clouds with no end in sight. I searched Earth's centre, its edges, and all that was in between them. The answers were many. But, only one struck …

Chants

I hear chants, Chants! Chants! Chants! Behind closed doors. They assail my ears From The coven The temple The church The mosque So much in common But they beg to differ Do you? Sun asks sea and land "Who struts like he owns the earth?" "He who makes fire." ❤Aweni Adams July 2019