Poet-Today: Naseeba Babale
Naseeba Babale, our Poet-Today from Kano shows
the proximity of her muse to nature and its forms in these poems.
Why
not wait?
How
do I take just a drop
When
from the ocean I
Can
fumble and feel its coolness
What
do I do with a ray
When
the sun awaits
A
handshake with me
I
cannot sit at the foot of the mountain
For
the peak is home
To
my soul
Until
I take stars to
My
shore and dine with
The
moon...
Until
I walk on a carpet of
Roses
and the birds
Light
my path...
Until
disaster makes for
Us
a bed of comfort and
Sorrow
runs in fear...
You
wait
I
wait
We
wait.
My
Reservoir
For
another taste of your
Drop
I'd walk on thorns
Even
if my feet form a
Pool
of blood
To
bask in your sun
I'd
crawl on my knees
Even
if they form valleys
And
steep hills
To
breathe in your air
I'd
scale Everest on a
Strand
of hair even if
Gravity
interferes
For
in your sun my soul
Flies
in the vast sky
Higher
than the clouds
For
in your breath
Time
cease to exist
For
in your arms my
Heart
flows like a waterfall
Fresh,
clean, clear
For
in you lies
The
pieces of my heart
Shattered,
scattered.
What
I See
I
see in them Everests
Of
affection, whose peaks
Perforate
the skies
I
see clouds of unspoken
Words,
drops of which
Perforate
my heart
I
see the images of a
Kind
soul, whose compassion
Sends
waves of comfort
Through
my cells
And
in those eyes, I
See
a view, whose
Powers
arrest my breath.
Heavenly
Bliss
I
am the land where
Emotions
flow with no
Borders
or boundaries
Where
words are married
In
a rhythmic bond
To
form lines that
Are
woven into stanzas
I'm
the place where
Rhymes
are tailored
To
a perfect embroidery
And
Syllables form garments
Loaded
with messages for
All
to beseech
I'm
the river whose
Water
is sweeter than
Honey
and whose single
Drop
quenches the thirst
Of
a thousand years
I'm
the thought of
The
wandering bard whose
Soul
sees through walls
And
whose eyes can see
The
fruits of a barren land
I'm
the beat of a dancing
Pen
on paper
I'm
the melody of
The
night birds
I'm
the song of
The
voiceless souls
I'm
the cool breeze at
Dawn
I,
the heavenly bliss from God
Naseeba
Babale is a graduate of Medical Laboratory Science from Bayero University Kano.
She is a member of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Kano state branch
and enjoys writing poems.
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