Walking down the winding road
Of the vast Halley meadow
I came upon a gate
that bore a sign"keep out"
The sign was huge and grim
Whose words sent flashes of light
It warned any curious soul
That whatever lay behind it
Was secret never to be revealed
I stood there bemused
Thinking of what my eye beheld
The urge was strong
My conscience overrid
So I pulled open the gate
And entered the forbidden place
Only fate would know
What lay in store for me
But whatever lay behind the gate
I had to find out

Its always good to wish
For that one thing you lack
Its always wise to desire
What you have always missed
But then its far much wiser
To put your hands into labour
So as to get the greatest one thing
That would melt your heart with joy
There may be tough times ahead, yes I know
Periods of fatigue and agony
And periods of disillusion and uncertainity
But keep your head on the target
It will help you forget your tribulations
Because the finish line is far much glorious than the journey
And I will be the one who will await
Your triumphant cross when the time comes.

This is the cry of an elder
Mourning for his only son
He who was once a tower of strength
Has been brought down to his knees
He who was once a mighty warrior
Is now just a pale shadow of himself
This is the cry of an elder
Questioning where it all went all wrong
The village is also restless
The village is now in chaos
It is searching for their lost warroir
Their own tower of defence to protect them
He has been brought down by his desires
That led him away from his village
And he is now paying for sins that he made years ago
What has become of him
Our dear Omase
Actions indeed have consequences
That we have learnt from him
But one thing will always stand
Africa will miss its warrior

We have to work and toil
and we have to dream and hope
All our ambitions will come true
If we just pick up from where we left
We still have this huge stone
That we have to push to the top of the mountain
Yes we will have to push it hard
Remembering all we were told as kids
that its in the midst of turbulence at sea
that a sailor's true skills are tested
So dare to get up my fellow sir
and pick up your cloak
We still have a few moons before reaching the peak
A few moons before we proudly look back
At where we came from

They have become
enemies of the world
Enemies indeed I say
Of our pretty blue planet.

You see, growing up taught me
Two important life lessons
That a family that stays together
fights together,
And that our actions bring back with them
Consequences that impact our lives
Well the first may not be true always
But you all agree with me,
Make wise decisions if you wanna live

Preach that message to all creatures,
All except man
For he is busy destroying
What nature took millennia to build
Climate change has been a hot issue
That he has done little about
And now thanks to his cutting of trees
And release of toxic fumes
Our forests are a blazing furnace
Rendering our entire population
Homeless and hopeless
It’s so funny that he is now trying
to correct his wrongs
by putting out the fire for us
But the damage has already been done
A salute to man for that.

Let’s just hope we will find
A nice and new forest to live in
Or just end up at an orphanage
like millions of others
Where we will enjoy fresh eucalyptus again
trying to forget that this ever happened.

By: Eddy Kyalo

the gun lay at the table
just there before me
i stared at it
and thought of my life
and my uncle
and that fateful night...

the thought was chilling
i dont want to mention it
but one thing was clear
i never wanted to face the world again
the gun offered the quickest option
an enticing option indeed
but i still stood there
wondering if i was gonna regret it
hahahaha...as if dead people felt anything
what a crazy thought I had indeed.

My Creator
How wonderful is thy work
Carefully moulded
By thy able hands
And set its place
In the midst of your creation
A favour you did
To creatures of earth
By giving them a master
The human race.
But Lo!A dissapointment indeed
Earth is now desolate and ugly
Like a mouth with no teeth
Greed has reigned supreme
Controlling man's every move
Trees sawed to the ground
So that wallets can grow fatter
Plastics carpeting the sea
Killing our humble sea friends
Father where did it all go wrong
Please free us
From the dominion of man

Great sorrow for us
As we have been left behind
By our scheduled bus
Which was to take us to utopia
We are dejected and stranded
In this shadowy land
A land full of danger
A land filled with nothingness
What to do next is what we try to figure out
As our supposed troop leaders are of no use
Their greatest concern is to fill up their bellies
And it seems that they have no regard for our situation
All they do is sleep in their cabins with loud snores and farts
What a perfect example they are to all of us
It is under such leadership
That we hope for brighter days to come.

It was just a wild guess
Something that had just sprung up in
my mind
It was like a little candle in the dark
That I was just about to put out
But you then appeared in my life
and changed it all
You opened my eyes to see that thing
in a whole new dimemsion
A dimension that I had never thought of before
A dimension that gave me new strength
It is because of you now that I live differently
That I am now the very thing I swore to destroy
And for this I say thank you
Thanks a million bucks.
Now please take my hand,
and lead me to new places
Places I have never seen before
and let me lose it before you
It is a short life
We cant afford to waste it
And I want to spend every minute of it
Under the cover of your warm and sunny charm.

Deep in the night
When darkness is at peak
You find yourself  all alone
Enslaved by fear
Think of me,
I will be your guiding light
In the dead of the night
When the mighty owl hoots
I will comfort you,
Till morning comes

the soldier will  be remembered
for his mighty deeds
his great services to the nation
will be a treasure to our children
death was all around him
and the sky was all red
missle after missle  launched
and bullet after bullet fired
all this killed people in their hundreds
but he had to be brave
and fight the enemy
although survival was  a huge gamble
he had to fight like a real warrior
die like a true hero!