A microcosm:
Nairobi on a rock but
no lights or traffic
Tag: senryu
Midnight Senryu II
She kisses first
Yet jumps in fright at his touch,
Rigor mortis sets
Kisumu Senryu XII
“There’s no need for aid”
On his sun lit veranda,
Has he known hunger?
Kisumu Senryu XI
The motherland needs:
i. Daughters in authority
ii. Sons with servant hearts
Midnight Senryu
He knows the Script yet
Says the wrong line every scene;
A bad character
Kisumu Senryu X
Motorbike zooming,
I peek to see how fast but
Speed meter broken
Kisumu Senryu IX
Thunder and lightning-
Kisumu’s new season starts;
In my tummy too…
Kisumu Senryu VIII
A profound motto;
Stuck on a packed matatu-
Quite disconcerting!
Kisumu Senryu VII
Like eagles above
Kakamega canopy,
We wait for the sun.
Kisumu Senryu VI
He expects reply;
Apparently I look like
A local tribesman
Kisumu Senryu V
Hands rub gleefully
Ready for a sumptuous meal;
Pesky mosquito!
Kisumu Senryu IV
Soldiers at roadblocks;
There to protect citizens
After cheeky bribes
Kisumu Senryu III
An African’s thirst:
Quenched by the River Nile or
Corporate marketing
Haiku XXXIV
She could have been mine
But like an untrained soldier
I tripped and b l e w it
Here I Am 