Poet-Today ~ Chris 'N' John

Credit:  Aminu S Muhammad

The Meal of Words

The rock you are called

O hear this

For mother nature gave the flow

To make sense of phenomenal nonsense

For in this

Is the mind of the poet incubated

It soars with wings beyond the wind

To dazzle the rock with the person of the poet

For this your name came from the book of books.

My mind soars to find a friend in words.

Now I know I shall never be alone

To share this meal in books

The meal of words is known

But only to persons for whom it’s cooked

For thus the meal is savoured by them alone

Sages are born not bred

So their words are borne

With wisdom and richness seen

Thy praise many would not know

Yet the sage like earth absorbed thy words

For thy flow like the ocean is great an imagination.

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Chris N. John writes from Lagos, Nigeria. She's the author of The Rhythm, a poetry collection published 2019. Her works have appeared in local newspapers, University magazines, Loudthotz Open Poetry Reading, anthologies, and online platforms.