Soul on Transit

[In memory of fallen compatriots early 2015]

I am a traveler,...
To land so certain.
On stage, a lifetime waiter,
Of the cruel train...

When it will come,
Lies beyond wit to tell;
A man's day to retire home,
Isn't printed on his temple!

For them who lost,
Breath at tender age,
Be granted peaceful rest--
Till we exit the stage,
Thence everlasting re-union.

(c)Wafula p'Khisa
Lirango Lienjofu
-Thigh of an Elephant-

Ling'ang'ule

I wonder what magic lies
Beneath lovely eyes of this damsel
That attract men;...
Ruining many a life...

Or is it her tongue
That eats words of palm wine
And savor unfathamable glories--
We in vain crave for...

It could be her plastic thighs
Significant in unfinished skirts;
Inciting our hands to beg, tearfully
Early bringing sunset thus...

Her sacred well she avails
To quench thirst of bulls--
Flossing herein with some fortune;
And vomiting butter!

We lose teeth;
Sometimes see death--
Striving to own
This wife of the nation!

(c) Wafula p'Khisa

Thinking About You

I always think about you
Whenever I fail to tame tears
Flowing and overflowing like Nile waters--...
Siphoning strength from a bereft soul
And chasing sleep at midnight; leaving me restless like an insomniac...

I always think about you
Once I falter cheering my spirit on
To endure gnawing loneliness
That humbles me to bow
To silence's sorrowful songs!

I always think about you
Whilst drooling with angst
of thirsty ages wasted in dire solitude
Watching sun and moon black-- mourning
a beloved star lost afar...

I always think about you
As I linger to savour warmth
Once the reign of rain recedes...
For seeds sue to be sowed; and sprout
In Eden confined to termless truancy!

When the night announces its arrival;
Rousing souls from light--
Afar scattering them, to seek rest
And I'm left facing its haunting apparitions,
I always think about you!

(c) wafula p'khisa
-Thigh of an Elephant-