Submissions by peninnah (The Soulfood Writer)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I got so many secrets to tell!
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
10th Aug 2022 11:44am
10th Aug 2022 11:44am
BEARING MY CROSS
Bearing my Cross
I bid all goodbye.
Without restrictions or instructions
To thee Oh Lord my Saviour I creed;
Thy Will I will.
Bearing my cross
All else in the rear view.
Your Yoke I tightly fasten
Your way Your truth;
The beginning and the end of my ambitions.
Bearing my cross~
©
I bid all goodbye.
Without restrictions or instructions
To thee Oh Lord my Saviour I creed;
Thy Will I will.
Bearing my cross
All else in the rear view.
Your Yoke I tightly fasten
Your way Your truth;
The beginning and the end of my ambitions.
Bearing my cross~
©
#love
#God
#Christian
#LifeGoals
#sacrifice
234 reads
9 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
6th Aug 2022 4:44pm
6th Aug 2022 4:44pm
THE CARELESSNESS OF IT ALL
Youth is wasted on the young." Said George B Shaw
And many of us bear the scars and the testimony!
So much energy spent chasing illusions
Seldom giving mind to moderation or caution
Oh!The fire in the blood was too hot to be contained!
We climaxed on every new song*
Loosed sails and let power of the thrill take us wherever!
"The flesh profit nothing." They told us
What do 'em old folks know anyway?!
All day everyday was as good as a Summer of love!
Oh!The carelessness of it all !
Taps running on broken jars
Drivers...
And many of us bear the scars and the testimony!
So much energy spent chasing illusions
Seldom giving mind to moderation or caution
Oh!The fire in the blood was too hot to be contained!
We climaxed on every new song*
Loosed sails and let power of the thrill take us wherever!
"The flesh profit nothing." They told us
What do 'em old folks know anyway?!
All day everyday was as good as a Summer of love!
Oh!The carelessness of it all !
Taps running on broken jars
Drivers...
#memories
#LifeCycle
#nostalgia
#SelfDiscovery
#wisdom
162 reads
15 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
6th Aug 2022 3:04pm
6th Aug 2022 3:04pm
"THE VOWS GO UNBROKEN (Always True to You)" OH LORD
The Fear of the Lord,"
proclaims the sinner that I am
"Is truly the beginning of Wisdom."
A Shield that keeps me sheltered
a Fortress that have me fortified
Against my carnal mind and hot flashes of this body.
"It is good for me that I have been afflicted."
I agree with the Psalmist
Lest I forget "the making of my peace!"
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proclaims the sinner that I am
"Is truly the beginning of Wisdom."
A Shield that keeps me sheltered
a Fortress that have me fortified
Against my carnal mind and hot flashes of this body.
"It is good for me that I have been afflicted."
I agree with the Psalmist
Lest I forget "the making of my peace!"
©
#lust
#God
#spiritual
#SelfReflection
#temptation
132 reads
4 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
4th Aug 2022 6:51pm
4th Aug 2022 6:51pm
TWO BOYS AND A DOG!
Two boys and a dog!”
“What?” He ask again
“Two boys and a dog,” She repeats. Firmly! “That’s what I bring to the table!”
He studies her for a silent minute, so she gets up to leave. “Surely, he cannot handle this…”
“So?!” He interrupts her thoughts, “I mean,let me halla at you for a moment ma!” He takes her hand, and gently leads her back to sit.
“Two boys and a dog,huh?”
“See,I know you and ‘em babies have been let down one too many times before, and on behalf of my people, I apologize.”
She rolls her eyes impatiently, accompanied with a...
“What?” He ask again
“Two boys and a dog,” She repeats. Firmly! “That’s what I bring to the table!”
He studies her for a silent minute, so she gets up to leave. “Surely, he cannot handle this…”
“So?!” He interrupts her thoughts, “I mean,let me halla at you for a moment ma!” He takes her hand, and gently leads her back to sit.
“Two boys and a dog,huh?”
“See,I know you and ‘em babies have been let down one too many times before, and on behalf of my people, I apologize.”
She rolls her eyes impatiently, accompanied with a...
#love
#men
#motherhood
#marriage
#anniversary
204 reads
5 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
4th Aug 2022 12:38pm
4th Aug 2022 12:38pm
RING ON IT.TWICE~
It’s my conviction; Every woman should be married. Atleast, twice!
First time in her youth.To an older BLOKE;
Who’ve already made it;
‘em babies and bills will be well taken care of!
Second ring;In her late blossom.To her first LOVE!
…… …. ….. ………..;
……… ……. ….. ……..;
…… ……….. ….. ………………..!
Well,my conviction
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First time in her youth.To an older BLOKE;
Who’ve already made it;
‘em babies and bills will be well taken care of!
Second ring;In her late blossom.To her first LOVE!
…… …. ….. ………..;
……… ……. ….. ……..;
…… ……….. ….. ………………..!
Well,my conviction
©
#women
#marriage
139 reads
5 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
28th Jun 2020 11:14am
28th Jun 2020 11:14am
ON THE WINGS OF HOPE
I will paint my face with ash
Tear these and adorn on a sack
I will partake neither bread, water nor wine
I will answer my door to no friend of mine
Instead I will lock my inner chamber
Prostate when my knees no longer hold.
I will plead, I will beg
I will cry, wail, I have too
From daylight till morrow
I will call my ancestors, Saints and Angels
And the son of God, Emmanuel
To argue my case before the Almighty Yahweh.
And when dawn knocks on the shutters
Like a messenger announcing the birth of “today”
Should...
Tear these and adorn on a sack
I will partake neither bread, water nor wine
I will answer my door to no friend of mine
Instead I will lock my inner chamber
Prostate when my knees no longer hold.
I will plead, I will beg
I will cry, wail, I have too
From daylight till morrow
I will call my ancestors, Saints and Angels
And the son of God, Emmanuel
To argue my case before the Almighty Yahweh.
And when dawn knocks on the shutters
Like a messenger announcing the birth of “today”
Should...
#faith
#sacrifice
311 reads
8 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
28th Jun 2020 10:36am
28th Jun 2020 10:36am
URCHINS ON A TRAIN
Come! Come on!” “Come!”
“Run faster!”
One after the other
They race past me
Giggling, elated, winded…
“Come on!” They call after their gasping mates.
One grasp the ladder
The other follows the foot of the other
“Hop on!”
“Come on!” Self-proclaimed leader implores.
Haha!
Like tiny packages
They load themselves neatly on top of the carriage
And,as if amazed by their mastery
For a moment they pause
Look down from the rusty roof
Then break out laughing, clapping, howling…
(Like a poorly...
“Run faster!”
One after the other
They race past me
Giggling, elated, winded…
“Come on!” They call after their gasping mates.
One grasp the ladder
The other follows the foot of the other
“Hop on!”
“Come on!” Self-proclaimed leader implores.
Haha!
Like tiny packages
They load themselves neatly on top of the carriage
And,as if amazed by their mastery
For a moment they pause
Look down from the rusty roof
Then break out laughing, clapping, howling…
(Like a poorly...
#happiness
#children
#trains
301 reads
7 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
16th Jan 2020 2:57pm
16th Jan 2020 2:57pm
CLASSIFIED
#love
#husband
#marriage #erotic
#marriage #erotic
718 reads
13 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
4th Feb 2019 8:57am
4th Feb 2019 8:57am
STAY
I don't want you to go far
but I need you not to come any closer.
I want you to stay (t)here
at arms length
close enough to touch;
far enough to never hold.
I don't want you to go too far
but do not come too close either.
stay,
stay within my sight
let me know you (t)here
even though you are beyond reach.
stay~
©Peninnah Ng'ang'a
2019.
but I need you not to come any closer.
I want you to stay (t)here
at arms length
close enough to touch;
far enough to never hold.
I don't want you to go too far
but do not come too close either.
stay,
stay within my sight
let me know you (t)here
even though you are beyond reach.
stay~
©Peninnah Ng'ang'a
2019.
#FallingInLove
#ForbiddenLove
746 reads
17 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
29th Jan 2019 7:44am
29th Jan 2019 7:44am
''EVERY HEART SINGS A SONG INCOMPLETE,UNTIL...''
'Why are you always so angry?Can't I do anything right?''
''Jesus!''
''I would lay the whole world at your feet and still it wouldn't be enough!''
But she wasn't angry.Not at all.Not after all he had put her through that past year...
The search,the praying,the waiting;night and day hoping he would come back or at least just a phone call to know he was okey...
No!She wasn't angry,she was indifferent. Indifferent to his coming back home,indifferent to his feelings,indifferent to his efforts, indifferent to...
''Martin! It's not that I don't love you...
''Jesus!''
''I would lay the whole world at your feet and still it wouldn't be enough!''
But she wasn't angry.Not at all.Not after all he had put her through that past year...
The search,the praying,the waiting;night and day hoping he would come back or at least just a phone call to know he was okey...
No!She wasn't angry,she was indifferent. Indifferent to his coming back home,indifferent to his feelings,indifferent to his efforts, indifferent to...
''Martin! It's not that I don't love you...
#marriage
#breakup
#separation
414 reads
6 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
7th Nov 2018 7:33am
7th Nov 2018 7:33am
SPEAK NOT TO ME OF HIS COLOUR,RELIGION AND RACE.
Happiness or pain have no color,
Religion or race.
They are just what they are:
Happiness or pain,
Joy,
Sorrow,
And the same applies to all other aspects of our lives.
Ssshhhhsss!
Speak not to me
Of his color,religion and race!
Like laughter and tears
Peace,
Strife,
And all the fundamental aspects of our lives,
Love too has no color,
Region or race.
Its just what it is;
Love!
Speak not to me of his color,religion and race.
Allow love to lead us to our destiny or fate.
Religion or race.
They are just what they are:
Happiness or pain,
Joy,
Sorrow,
And the same applies to all other aspects of our lives.
Ssshhhhsss!
Speak not to me
Of his color,religion and race!
Like laughter and tears
Peace,
Strife,
And all the fundamental aspects of our lives,
Love too has no color,
Region or race.
Its just what it is;
Love!
Speak not to me of his color,religion and race.
Allow love to lead us to our destiny or fate.
#love
#relationships
#FallingInLove
622 reads
7 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
7th Mar 2018 7:33pm
7th Mar 2018 7:33pm
THE POTTER'S HAND
You cannot hasten the wind
neither can you tell the rain when to stop.
Don't you know there is He Who holds the key?
He churns the hands of time
and waves in seasons.
You cannot cheat fate,nor manipulate destiny.
It happens that which is ordained
(when He okeys) to the rightful heir.
Don't you know
it's all in the Potter's Hand?
neither can you tell the rain when to stop.
Don't you know there is He Who holds the key?
He churns the hands of time
and waves in seasons.
You cannot cheat fate,nor manipulate destiny.
It happens that which is ordained
(when He okeys) to the rightful heir.
Don't you know
it's all in the Potter's Hand?
#spiritual
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8 Comments
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