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Bahati Haiku Poetry Club
First Meeting January 2006


Night fall-
The crickets sing
The owls hoot
Patrick


Night fall-
Chickens come to roost
The dogs bark
Patrick


Breaking dawn-
Birds chirp merrily
The cocks crow
Patrick


........................................... Drought

Severe drought
Withered crops on farms
Dry riverbeds
Maxmilla


Austere drought
Withered grasses and trees
Carcasses all over
Catherine


Severe drought
Empty granaries
Children cry
Sammy


Austere drought
Deserted manyattas
Animal carcasses
Patrick


Long drought
Clanking jerricans
Empty tanks
Maxmilla


Terrible drought
Long queues at water tanks
Women carry jerricans
Raymond


The hot sun scorches
The earth is dry and parched
People take shelter
Rehema


Dry whirlwinds blow
Maasais and their cattle flee
Carcasses and stench
Teresia



............................... Christmas Season


Christmas season
Children sing carols
The church bells toll
Frank


Christmas season
Disco lights twinkle
Drizzles trickle
Patrick


Merry Christmas
Men drink busaa
Women ululate
Patrick


Happy Christmas-
Drunkards stagger
Children sing
Catherine


Merry Christmas-
Women sing mwanambeli
Litungu plays
Patrick

Christmas season-
Youths clad in glamour
Dance mugithi
Patrick


........................................... Africa

The African sun-
Animals stroll side by side
Hakuna matata
Safari


Harusi ya fahari-
Women in buibui men in clocks
Allahamuddulahi
Safari


Harambee-
Pull push a working nation
Wakenya muko?
Safari


Tujienjoy Christmas
Siasa mchezo mchafu
Bado mapambano
Safari


The Referendum-
Oranges-bananas tawe eeh
Confused Kenyans
Safari


Alluta continua-
Jua kali hammers taa taa
Wacha kuregarega
Patrick


Matatu madness-
Ever so early and so fast
But everyone is late
Patrick


Wanjiku-
Huyo bure pumbavu
Constitution
Safari


Mugithi-
The train passes on and on
Children pass
Safari


............................... The Long Rains

The long rains-
The fisherman´s wife
Grows plumper
Patrick




Photo Isabelle Prondzynski

The long rains-
The jacaranda tree
Blooms purple
Patrick


The long rains-
Sunbirds suck flower juice
Weaverbirds make nests
Patrick


The long rains
The grass is greener and taller
Cattle grows fatter
Patrick


The long rains
Farmers stoop over their farms
Striking with their hoes
Patrick


The long rains
The sky is darker
People rush indoors
Catherine


The long rains
Lightning flashes
Thunder rumbles
Patrick


The long rains-
Umbrella hawkers
Jam the streets
Patrick


The long rains
Muddy water-filled streets
Squelching shoes
Patrick


The long rains-
The herrings swim happily
The eels multiply
Patrick


The long rains
The shoeshiner´s pocket
Grows bigger
Patrick


Rainy season-
Bright coloured butterflies
Flap their wings
Patrick

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