When.lightning strikes and starts a fireThere’s no excuse To look away The blaze pushesSmokeI cannot breatheEyes melt in to tears Guided by a wild spiritFreedomI listen to the breeze And the rustle of the trees Beyond the sound of trafficThe winds talk with me.They roarFrom a far away hollow At the centreSpeaks a voiceWithout language...... … Continue reading The Bee and The Diamond
Author: Nightingale Jennings
Frankincense Chasing Myrrh
https://youtu.be/4i9pCShtEEw The poetry concept is derived from an ancient Ethiopian coffee drinking ceremony which comprises a series of events. A crucial part is the gathering of people whose primary intention is to socialize and enjoy sips of the earthy Arabica hard roast in the company of friends and family. Frankincense and myrrh are a core … Continue reading Frankincense Chasing Myrrh
እጣን ከርቤን ስታሳድድ Frankincense Chasing Myrrh
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WonderWomen – The Power of Pen
A successful writing experiment https://sway.office.com/hD3rqzX8IhsGg2ya?ref=Link&loc=play
Before the Seagulls
Ruby was noticeable in a crowd thanks to her jet-black hair and upright posture. At age 12, people referred to her as the girl with waist-long hair. Her hair had never grown below just a drop down from shoulder-length. Ruby tried, but it didn’t help to argue even when she was able to prove herself … Continue reading Before the Seagulls
አዳኙ ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስን የሚያስታወስ አጭር ተርት
2013 ዓ.ም. ፣ ላንደን ከተማ ከግል ማሕድር፣ ያልተመዘገበ ሰዓሊ አንድ የእጅ ሙያተኛ በቀረበለት ጥያቄ መሰረት የወለት ጊዮርጊስን ብዋንባ ለመስራት ወደ መኖርያ ቤትዋ ሂደ። ከመግቢያ በርዋ ፊትለፊት በሚገኘው ግድግዳ ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ ተግዋታቹን አውሬ በጦር ወግቶ ሲያጠፋ የሚያሳይ ምስል ተሰቅሎ በማግኘቱ ቆም በሎ ተመለከተው። “በእንጨት መደብ ላይ የሰፈሩት ቀለማት ከተፈጥሮ የመነጩ ናቸው” ብላ አስረዳችው ወለተ ግዮርጊስ። ፈረንጁ … Continue reading አዳኙ ቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስን የሚያስታወስ አጭር ተርት
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Meet Mrs Dobble
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5VatNLS5TnjF32awUfUKFp?si=FtOX2tEwS1m8yFWYYDKfMg Mrs Dobble arrived into my life unexpectedly. Naturally, she had no clue how long I'd been waiting for her to arrive, to emerge, to be here. I've been so enthusiastic to find her that it never occurred to me to stop and think what she would resemble, how she would sound, carry herself, or … Continue reading Meet Mrs Dobble
ድንቢጥ
ደረቷ እንደ ፀሐይ ጮራ ቦግ ያለ ነው። ዘወትር ከግቢዬ እንጨት አጥር ላይ ሆና እንዴት ዋላቹህ ለማለት ይመስል ዜማዋን በትንሹ ታሰማኛለች። “ድንቢጥዬ መጣሽ? እንደምን አደርሽ?” ስላት መልስ ባትመልስም ከአጥሬ ፈንጠር ብላ ትወርድና በጓሮዬ ከሚገኙት አትክልት መትከያዎች ላይ አረፍ ትላለች። ጉዳይዋ ስላልገባኝ ስራዬን አቁሜ ለደቂቃ ተከታተልኳት። በአጭሩ ተጣራች። ከዛፎቹ መሀል ጓደኛዋ መልስ ሰጣት። ድንገት እሱም ከአጥሬ ሰፈረ። … Continue reading ድንቢጥ
St. George: healer, godfather, trademark
2022, London A handyman popped over to Welete Giorgis’ house and noticed an Ethiopian Orthodox painting of St. George and the dragon hanging in the front hall. “Natural colours on wood”, she explained. He looked at her with inquisitive eyes but did not say what crossed his mind. She didn’t have the time to ask … Continue reading St. George: healer, godfather, trademark
For Broken Hearts
One is now at peace in heaven Two explores the earth and skies Three stays here to watch the children Under the Creator's forgiving eyes. (©29/12/2020)
Exploring Creativity 