Oyetunde Bolanta

pressure on the treasure fire in the frying pan
as real as the mirage
they come shouting defiantly
in the mid-day sun

carnivorous reptile fearless as fury
unsteady as water crocodile in the sun

Unending shorelines embrace sightless oceansGorgeous creeks summon ravenous adventurers Picturesque landscape alluring explorers of treasuresPalms dotting beaches beckon pleasure huntersDrilling unending holes into their souls extracting their milk of lifeDisquieting […]

simmering vapor dazzling the eyes flowing puddle distorting the visionabsent to touch real to sight compelling enigma in the midday sunintractable as shadow shifting as the sea sandroaring louder than […]

set as the flint insoluble as the limestoneinhabitants under siege cling togetherhowling whirlwind dark clouds cluster the horizonunperturbed the eagles mount over the elements eyes of the heart beholding the […]

cacophony of voices in discordant concerto unseemly bed follows glued togetherunequal yoke breaking the neck sticking with foes preferring the nod masqueraders of distress wear a broad smilewith dagger to […]

waiting with bated breath as the marauding murky night marches onwinking only with one eye men filled with weariness watch for the morningfrightened restless and spent as the somber night […]

Collage of colors reflection of majestyPeacock’s feathers tribute to nature’s ingenuityStripe of roses complete every shade every tintPack of wolves sauntering in the fieldsBrown and white mating in the sunshineAssemblage […]

Age swallows up time as the grave passing as the traveler’s shadow hours days months and years pour into the hour- glassEvaporating as the morning mist, swift as the eagle […]

Conceived by greed crafted by the hands of manAssortment of diversity tinkling bombLand of milk and honey Eden’s gardenStressed by insecurities worn by agitationsSwallowing up the inhabitants enriching the poachersWorn […]