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Il suffit d’un peu…
(Poetry)
20-02-2006
by Slim MENZLI
Un grand piano blanc
Tout blanc sur une plage
Pleine de couleur et de lumière
Il y a la mer devant
Toute bleue toute belle
Une légère brise matinale caresse vos joues
Vous sentez le parfum des oranges et des coquilles
Faites le plein...
A bit of trust
(Poetry)
3-03-2006
by ANNELINE
A bit of trust
can wipe away dust
of feelings, so insecure
and leave the heart, so pure
In the sea of life
there's a special need to dive
into the waters of confusion
which transforms into a solution
If you want to stand tall with...
A Dream is a seed
(Poetry)
2-09-2005
by Matongo Maumbi
A dream is a seed
A dream is a seed
The seed of a tree
A tree full of life
And the things you can be
Your dreams are the windows
Through which you can see
A hint of your future
And the things you will be
Each night...
A Tribute to Nwamaka Ekwuruke
(Poetry)
2-07-2006
by Henry Ekwuruke
It is time but...
Truly in the midst of life, we are in
death. God's ways are truly inscrutable
He gives life and takes life
in the face of death like yours
i question in my mind
why? why? why?
Gbenga could have helped but
no answer from...
Acting out love
(Poetry)
10-03-2006
by Hana Suzuki
Deep within I know it's true, I really am in love with you.
I want you to see it, but it is tough, I feel like I am not enough.
My daily life is much too slow, how can I let my true heart show.
I can not continue going on like this, for true...
Africa
(Poetry)
8-06-2006
by Chime Hilary Uchenna
(to africans in diaspora)
africa here i come, africa
africa of the black soul
the soul of an ancient culture
the culture of your timid tribes.
its your voice i hear africa
your voice of the talking drums
your beaded drums and the...
African Queen
(Poetry)
4-03-2006
by ANNELINE
You were so young and immature,
but you gave life to your child, though insecure.
Notwithstanding your fears and worries, so sure –
you resolved to have me, although unsure.
I look at my life and thank you for that decision,
because of you,...
Are You a Clone?
(Opinions)
20-09-2005
by Bobola Oniwura
So many young people today have never experienced a deep emotional attachment to anyone either due to the fact that they never grew up with their parents or never had their parent’s attention. These young people do not know how to love and be...
Aren't I TakingITGlobal?
(Opinions)
16-08-2005
by Henry Ekwuruke
The only means by which any member of the human race can fulfill the purpose of living is to register a distinct agenda which no circumstance can dispel.
As youths in the service of our communities, nations and the society at large, we are a...
As I Begin To Write
(Poetry)
20-06-2006
by michael merritt jr.
When my surroundings don’t agree with my actions and my advances come to a stand still, my mind freezes tight and I begin to write, letting my words flow at will…
Within these lines I can fly like a phoenix ascending into the heavens and swim...
Black Hole
(Poetry)
25-03-2006
by agnivo chakrabarty
I watched her breathe my soul,
I watched her as she filled her lungs,
Feeling my entity flushing down her eyes.
Wishing I could stop her, wishing she wouldn't
Oh, if I could touch that entrancing glance!
The sea came and went, caressing the...
Bright Eyes
(Poetry)
28-01-2006
by ANNELINE
Those eyes…so bright, but yet so sad
What can I do to make them glad
Who did them wrong
Why are they not strong
Those eyes…a song of loneliness
A sign of emptiness
What are they searching for
Happiness….and what more?
Eyes like...
By the River Side
(Poetry)
10-08-2006
by david mbitu
Eyelids opens divulging a rich morn.
Birds chipping sweet melodies of dawn.
Rays warm shine on the thick dew.
Illuminate a heart set on
inflated by sunrise fine view.
Mind outdistance yester memories.
As footprints goes...
Chatterings
(Poetry)
18-01-2006
by Lucia
You and I slip unnoticed
below the din of their chatterings
beneath their dining table
with an appetite for far more than food
Beneath the table you and I meet
unperceived in our private place
to fill ourselves up
from the core of our...
Communication
(Short Story)
15-11-2005
by Daniel Brophy
When we paint, we wish to communicate something. Our Life? A Civil Rights Act in the 60's? A devastating moment for all of humanity in history, which connects the work with universal emotions? Ancient Greek Mythology and how we interpret it in our...
Down the Memory Lanes
(Short Story)
7-04-2006
by Srinivasan P.M
It was a pleasant Sunday morning, and he was sitting on the beach facing the sea. He could see the waves crashing against the rocks; the small fishing boats dancing in the waves, slowly moving away towards the horizon. The sun was just beginning...
Down to Earth
(Short Story)
29-03-2006
by Hana Suzuki
I feel like a seed that is looking for a place to grow, but the wind is keeping me up in the air. It's like I am looking down from the sky, and it is fun. But I keep seeing good places I could grow; and just as I think I am going to land, the wind...
ENTRETIEN AVEC LE GROUPE DE RAP Gabonais COMMUNAUTE BLACK
(Interviews)
18-07-2005
by Desire--clitandre dzonteu
Cet après-midi, nous recevons les membres du Groupe de rap gabonais COMUNAUTE BLACK, conduit par leur leader Poithy LIEVAIN dit Phoenix. A cette occasion, ils nous entretiennent sur un certain nombres de points afin que nous puissions mieux les...
Eventual a/descent up/down the evolution ladder!
(Poetry)
20-04-2006
by Anu maheshwari
We need air, food, shelter, water and internet
in the virtual world
Maybe you can devour optic waves . . . that won’t ruin your stomach!
No gastritis, no tummy trouble . . .
And breathe . . .
Under the canopy of the cyber tree,
Or laze...
Familiar Stranger!
(Poetry)
2-12-2005
by Henry Ekwuruke
Sounding familiar to your sense
Calling with a good voice of poetry
Preaching into your mind
It seems you are not with me
Hearing but not understanding
Seeing but not perceiving
Sitting without balance
It makes for less argumentation...
Fatal Accident (1)
(Short Story)
6-10-2005
by Kevin M
The night was so dark that Ann could not see her palm, yet she walked on. It had rained a deluge that afternoon and the aftermath of the torrent was devastating. Besides some houses it damaged, most of the streets were filled with water. Every now...
Fatal Accident (2)
(Short Story)
15-10-2005
by Kevin M
The Quartz grandfather wall clock chimed 10 o’clock as sergeant Ken walked to his desk from the toilet. Ken was thirty-two years old, married with two kids. He was short and thickset; he had big eyes, broad nose and an equally wide mouth. He...
Fountain
(Poetry)
22-09-2005
by AYODEJI DANIEL AJIBADE
The Fountain
Mount in front
Rain in clear plains
Gain rise in all lanes
Pour without waste of an hour
Rain to help wishes in pain
Again! It’s good to be a Fountain.
From the Point of No Return
(Short Story)
22-08-2005
by Mohammed Ali Asghar Shah
Slowly the boat whispered its way through the sinister black river, leaving murmurs of infinite yet mortal ripples. The stillness around seemed unreal and deathly. Scared and bewildered, I was accompanied by the sole being whose presence alone...
GO
(Poetry)
19-05-2006
by Marianna
I think I like how you play and you talk a sweet game
You are so charming but wasn’t I the fool to believe?
I got caught up in you and now I’m left wondering
If any of this was real or were you just pretending?
For quite some time you’ve...
Happiness is a Choice
(Opinions)
29-09-2005
by christopher bernardo
You can see a glass of water as either half full or half empty.
Some ghosts that are observed come into being as a projection of a negative thought. Sometimes we create our own demons without knowing it. I was haunted by my own demons in the past...
Have you Ever?
(Poetry)
14-07-2006
by Anindita Deb
When the night falls,
When life goes to sleep,
It's then I hear my heart beat,
It's when I am with me.
Have you ever stood in front of the mirror,
And looked into your eyes,
Have you ever tried to answer those questions,
Whose answer you...
Here!
(Poetry)
9-12-2005
by Ed Jonas
Dec. 9, 2005
Friday
Earth
Autumn
Early Morning
Here...!
To 'know" where one is going,
It is useful to "know" where one is...!
Sir
Hoàng hôn trong thành phố
(Poetry)
1-07-2005
by Hong-Anh Nguyen
Nơi thành phố không có sông,
Mặt hồ vẫn mang nhiều sóng
Không biết cuộn mình tung bọt trắng
Sóng đành gợn lên theo nhịp đập trái tim
Ôm lấy một bóng hình
Của mặt trời chiều đỏ ối.
Nơi thành phố không có núi,
Mây cuộn ôm nhau phía chân...
I Like...
(Poetry)
17-07-2006
by Yasir
I like green trees,
the cool breeze,
a butterfly bumbling with flowers,
nimble sparrows,
I like mountains,
snowy twigs,
droplets falling in unison,
the rising sun,
I like flowing water,
the busy ocean floor,
the autumn...
I Wish I Could Cry All Day
(Poetry)
11-08-2005
by Maitreyi Doshi
I wish I could cry all day,
I miss him so much I don’t know what to say,
I wish I had him by my side today,
I would hold on to him and never let him go away,
For I fear he would just walk way.
Is this selfish love I say?
Or...
I...
(Poetry)
15-07-2006
by Akinbo, Adebunmi Adeola
I thought of yesterday,
it was the day I looked into
the future and predicted now;
I looked at today,
I had seen it would happen
like it has right now;
I hope in tommorrow,
that it will bring along with it
the love that would make my...
Is there a time for everything?
(Poetry)
17-12-2005
by RICHJOY PAGAY ARZAGA
There is a time for everything
I first saw your eyes with that radiant smile
Those dimples, Wow, truly I am mesmerized
Remember the night when we first met?
You were there anxious to meet me wearing your pretty bonnet?
I now realize that was...
Leave Things As They Are
(Short Story)
5-09-2006
by Mbũrũ Kamau
I do not know why she had to kill herself. We loved each other so much despite our age difference. I was still trying to figure out whether to go for one among the many when she quickly bumped into me and openly declared her love for me. At first,...
Let me be
(Poetry)
12-09-2005
by ANNELINE
Let me be
Let me be your wish upon the shooting star
Through the darkness, seeking for a light so far
Let me be the safetybelt of your car
putting any danger on your life afar
Let me be your tar through the dusty road of life
and your...
Life
(Poetry)
13-09-2005
by Jack Lashbrook
Adam was born of love.
Eve was born of lust.
And it pleases the Lord above,
to return us each to dust.
LKJ aka LINTON KWESI JOHNSON
(Interviews)
6-07-2005
by Ndzakou- Nkiandzo Denise
LKJ aka LINTON KWESI JOHNSON
Interviewé par Denise Ndzakou.
Le 20-06-2004 à Montreuil
Ndzakou
LKJ and his 25 years of Reggae music.
Denise Ndzakou : Lkj, bienvenu à Montreuil. Nous sommes très heureux de vous accueillir ici. Nous...
Long Time
(Poetry)
21-09-2006
by Anindita Deb
A long time has gone,
Days have turned into months,
Months into years, but still
Still, everything seems so fresh.
Still I can feel your touch,
Still your voice rings in my ears,
The whole house carries your shadow,
Every inch has your...
Love on the portal
(Poetry)
18-04-2005
by Odimegwu Onwumere
Think that I do not Love you?
When my tears wet my foam
At night your thought covers me
Like a brilliant sun sharpening
My heart with ruminations
Melancholied I slip this hint
To be read in confidentiality
But publicised in your heart...
Mãe, ouve-nos!
(Poetry)
9-08-2006
by Leo
Mãe:
Somos nós
As tuas filhas e filhos
Pedaços de ti
Mãe:
Somos nós
Perplexos
Perante a tua força
Mãe:
Somos nós
Incapazes de compreender
O pouco que de ti há em nós
Mãe:
Somos nós
Querendo as respostas
Que não nos podes dar...
Making Love
(Poetry)
27-01-2006
by Amah Paschal
Oh when you touch me
I know that there is a place to be
And there would be no squabbles.
The way you touched me
I knew we were meant to be
But we have never made love
Though we wished that we would have
They were just wishes come and gone...
Making the fire
(Poetry)
9-06-2008
by Mohammed Ahmed-Shaibu
All set and ready for a fun evening,
Friends playing in, trying out things together,
We all sat round the fire and expressed issues we'd longed to discuss.
Do you know how loving it is to share memories with friends, just hanging out on a...
Miss Confusion
(Short Story)
14-07-2005
by Priyank Nandan
“Hello! Are you an Indian?” “Yes,” she said, “but my family is settled in America for the past 8 years.” “OIC, so what are you doing at the Vienna airport?” “Well, I am going back to India to visit my naanijee(maternal grandmother) in Delhi and...
Mrs.McAdams' Masterpiece
(Short Story)
17-06-2005
by Saad Javed
The only thing worse than knowing nothing is thinking that one knows more than what one actually does. She knew that she knew nothing and had to do something about it.
The world around her was that of diamonds, pearls and gems. She had...
My Country!
(Poetry)
28-04-2006
by Enyinna Onwusonye
My Country…
What is happening to my country?
What is happening to my people?
The country I was born in,
The country I love!
The country I can die for,
The country I will for ever proclaim
The Lion of Africa!
In words alone!
What has...
My First Time
(Poetry)
27-01-2006
by lucy wagereka
My First Time
It took me by surprise
I had not prepared for it at all
I gawked and stared consuming all
It was so heavenly, so original, so dazzling
The sight was simply breathtaking
What lay before me was a real masterpiece
Da Vinci...
My Strength, My Anchor
(Poetry)
9-01-2006
by Bridget
So overwhelming the emotion overflows into the mind from deep inside
Tell it to the paper where unloaded emotions-turned-thoughts can reside
Words, even the most beautiful and convincing often mean nothing
Close to you, dedication will be the...
My Trip to Saigon
(Opinions)
16-03-2006
by wahooe
PEARL OF THE ORIENT
Saigon is a rather new city. In the 15th century there was not much more than swamps here; in the 17th century a small town was formed. At the end of that century a local government was formed. Due to its strategic location,...
Natureza e Razão
(Poetry)
9-08-2006
by Leo
A Natureza não é só
Uma árvore ou uma flor
Ou o céu ou o fogo
O vento ou uma cascata
A Natureza é uma energia
É uma força criadora
Auto-criadora
Presente em todos nós
A Natureza é uma divindade transcendente
A transcendência é natural...
Note to Kate
(Poetry)
23-09-2005
by Jack Lashbrook
Note to Kate
Kate? Kate?
Wait. What rhymes with Kate?
Anyway Kate, I went on a date.
This girl could have lost some weight, Kate.
I told her, "It's never too late", Kate.
She called me a reprobate, Kate.
I took her to the local fete,...
Old Friend
(Short Story)
20-01-2006
by Cassandra Chartier
Do you like to be scared? I do. Hell, that’s why I chose this profession. I feed off your fear. You feed off mine. How did I get into this line of work? Oh I see, you mean why am I the way I am? Understandable question; I’d like to know who I’m...
Olympics: Not Just a Sporting Event
(Opinions)
21-08-2001
by Ashley Banfield
With the 2002 Winter Olympics only months away, it’s hard to avoid the energy and excitement building up around the world. The Olympic Games are the world’s largest showcase of athletic skill and competition. The winter sports include, Alpine...
Physical activity and Cancer Prevention
(Opinions)
25-02-2005
by Babalola Faseru
Physical activity is any form of exercise or movement which may include planned activity such as walking, running or other sports. It may also include other daily activities such as household chores, yard work, walking with a dog, etc. Physical...
Piedad por el enemigo
(Opinions)
1-04-2006
by Fabrizio Scrollini
Día tras día, en miles de laboratorios del mundo, cientos de miles de animales son sacrificados en nombre de la investigación y la ciencia. Hasta hace poco me parecía intrascendente cualquier clase de discusión sobre este tema. Como buen...
Poetry competitions
(Poetry)
13-09-2005
by Jack Lashbrook
I won a months supply of yogurt from the rabbits foot review.
I won my weight in goldfish at the Edinburgh tattoo.
I have two weeks in Basingstoke I'm looking forward to.
Got a beta-max video and a midden-load o pooh.
(old and well...
Salmacis: The Union
(Poetry)
28-08-2005
by Muhammad Awais Aftab
Her kiss lingers on His lips
The moisture of love, heart sips
The burning passion flares
More and more it dares
The rose-like touch engraved
On His senses
The euphoria magnified
Through a thousand lenses
Those shinning eyes, black like...
She Calls Me
(Poetry)
14-09-2006
by Zach K
When I visit her tombstone, she calls me.
When I visit her house, she calls me.
When I see the grass that's is a blanket of a great person, she calls me
When I see her in a picture, she calls me.
If I sit on the couch she once sat on, she...
Soccer science: a joy to behold in JKUAT
(Opinions)
6-06-2008
by kenya
Last year’s JKUAT (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology) Champions’ League eclipsed the Italian Scudetto- Serie A and outclassed the flair and pomp of the Barclays British Premier League and the splendor of the Spanish La Liga....
Solitude Flower
(Poetry)
26-08-2005
by kati frances
Through the slippery cave of mind
Thoughts are running; they’re so wild
Like the wind over the hills
I hear echoes of my unborn hopes
Maybe they're only deceptive imagination
Or just delusion of my bitter loneliness
Who passes merciless...
Sound of Living
(Poetry)
29-10-2005
by Branson Shao
When the trumpet is gone,
And the night has come.
In the frozen icy night,
Need not go half dressed.
Within the sound of the trumpet
And the Cleary bright sunshine
Pleasant joy exuberant emotion arises.
Forgetting the rising and setting...
SPIT
(Interviews)
11-08-2006
by Aurora Herrera
“Mos Def, Talib Kweli, I listen to any of the conscious rappers…”
A new universal language for our generation is rising, and its name is hip hop. What began in the ghettoes of America, and which now dominates club scenes in cities throughout...
Sport in Australia
(Opinions)
14-09-2004
by Kabwe Chibwe
Sport has for long dominated a significant place in the Australian society. Many Australians are involved in sport – as participants, spectators or gamblers – roles which date back into the earliest days of European settlement. Sport in Australia...
Take Me Back
(Poetry)
20-03-2006
by Frederick Bernas
Take me back to the roads of Europe,
The mazy streets of Vilnius,
Where you can wander endlessly and never feel lost.
To the historical magnificence of Prague,
Its grand and mysterious riverside castle,
Illuminated stunningly in the winter...
Thank God It's Today
(Short Story)
25-12-2005
by Tanmay N. Vora
Every Saturday, the first thing Malay did was log on to MSN Messenger and wish his colleagues a TGIS! TGIS meant “Thank God It’s Saturday.”
Malay was a software engineer – a go-getter with tons of ambition. He worked as a customer support...
That girl
(Poetry)
23-05-2006
by Elisa D.
That girl in the corner
She always stands there
There face is blank
Her eyes are bare
Blank for the ridicule haunting her
Bare for her crying soul
A frown smothers her face
Discrete, thin
Compelling disgrace
Her curling hair
Never...
The Birthday
(Short Story)
15-08-2006
by Muhammad Uzair Aftab
His eyes turned wet as tears meandered down his eyelids. His hand shakily moved to wipe them away.
"Strange," he pondered, "even after prolonged years and regular visiting, I still manage to drop a tear or two every time I drop her a visit."...
The Dancing Girl
(Short Story)
27-03-2006
by Ositadimma Amakeze
She rose so gracefully like a scudding smoke. Drew a long refreshing breath, with eyes closed, and succulent lips, petals of rose. And heaving down like dews on the meadow, she listened to a distant thought. Thus far, the
inner recesses of...
The Dawn
(Short Story)
28-08-2005
by Muhammad Awais Aftab
Life is one horrible nightmare, someone had once told him; now, he believed it. It would be surprising to others that such a multi-millionaire and a business tycoon would think that way, but others couldn’t see what was going beneath the surface;...
The Dream Date
(Poetry)
30-06-2006
by Kevin M
The first day I met you
Your smile hit me like a whirlwind
And left me breathless
Your eyes were wet with passionate compassion
Full of love, care and concern
I was transfixed and enchanted by it
Never had I seen so much tenderness
When...
The Earth Sheds Too Much
(Poetry)
31-07-2006
by Elisa D.
The sky is so powerful
unleashing
I slip from the building, I run to the grass
I swing from the branches, right up the tree
Orange sunlight floods through the gaping branches
glowing a yellow shine on the newly crisped leaves
a cool breeze...
The Good Life
(Short Story)
8-04-2006
by Kelsey Page
Part of being an undisciplined man, meant that he had been an undisciplined boy. As a child, he had wandered aimlessly around the empty church hallways, while the masses of sinning, good Christians would confess their souls to the wooden sticks...
The lying Bold Man, The dying Soldier, and The crying child
(Poetry)
21-08-2005
by Samori Sombel Sy
Lead by shadows that only cowards will encounter
The bold man ordered the use of the stealth bomber
Soon a young soldier will have to wear that green armor
Fly to unknown land wear the wind blows sad criers
The child who's tears blew with...
Train
(Poetry)
16-03-2006
by Linda Adzanku
Pass me by, Pass me by,
sit and watch the train go by.
Pass me by, Pass me by,
Leaving dragon clouds behind.
Pass me by, Pass me by,
Unstoppable on the shine.
Pass me by, Pass me by,
I'll run to call the Miss
Or rather blow a kiss...
Trance
(Poetry)
15-11-2005
by Daniel Brophy
It is humid here, producing a heat-wave trance in me. I do not mind the heat, I love the heat. I love to drip with sweat, the swelling of my pores, the glaze, the shine on a woman's leg or forearm or neck. When I walk I swipe the people that I...
Undeniably In Love
(Poetry)
26-09-2005
by Jack Lashbrook
My love is undeniable!
Like hope
Like the tides.
Like the stars and the sun.
(In whom the moon confides)
Where-ever is my love,
There is where my heart resides.
Unfaithful
(Opinions)
12-07-2005
by Kevin M
AS I STARED at the sunset, I marveled at its beauty. The scenario got me thinking about an issue a friend had brought up sometime ago. It was a very ticklish matter, one that seems to perplex everyone – even the so-called professionals.
“Are...
Uninspired
(Poetry)
25-05-2006
by Bridget
Creativity crushed by negativity,
The course diverted into the wild
What happened to the Fire…..?
Remember the deep mystical soul
The magic, the purity, the pleasure
Reminisce on the glorious,
Does it bring tears to your eyes?
Everything...
Valentine Day
(Poetry)
16-02-2006
by Mwashighadi
VALENTINE
VALENTINE THEY SAY
OH SPECIAL WHAT A DAY
SPECIAL? OH HEY?
COWS EAT HAY
JUST LIKE ANY DAY
AND...
Wall
(Poetry)
16-10-2005
by MJ Santiago
I hate you
For making me hope
For making me feel
I was happy behind the wall I've built for myself
For me not to feel the sadness that comes with loving another
But you coaxed me out so I could feel your love for me
Yet the only...
We are Proud We are Black
(Poetry)
12-10-2005
by Omoruyi Osaretin Samuel
You are not me
You are you
I am me
You cannot be me
Let me be me
I hate these people
They are not me
They do not want me to be me
They want me to be them
Then who will be me?
They feel they are perfect
I should be perfect...
What would life be without the Premier League?
(Opinions)
23-01-2009
by Jacob Waiswa
Around 1990s and a few years that followed, football made in German was the main foreign soccer entertainment in Uganda –along Africa Cup and World Cup. It made people’s lives, and beers; club and pilsner filled tables. And German soccer, Cameroon...
Witless Fool
(Short Story)
10-04-2006
by Azira Binti Aziz
She watched him with empty eyes, as in her heart lay a longing she knew could never be fulfilled. With a friendly smile that felt almost natural, she asked his welfare, and asked of his classes. She took in the sight of him, in her mind scolding...
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