Market - Nairobi

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Market, markets in Kenya

***** Location: Kenya
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Humanity

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Explanation


MARKET was the subject of a competition for the Kenya Saijiki Forum in March 2011.

source : kenyasaijiki

There are many markets in Kenya,
one of the most important being

. Gikomba Market .


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HAIKU

Isabelle sensei wrote:

And here are my favourites and prizewinners!


1.
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Muthurwa market--
he sorts out white vests
from t-shirts

~ Brian Mulando


2.
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market stall--
a dead butterfly in
a black sandal

~ Brian Etole


3.
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Muthurwa market--
they scramble over a
mtumba sack

~ Boniface Kariuki


4.
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Muthurwa stall--
a display of brown
cow tails

~ Elijah Juma



5. to 10. (in no particular order)
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Mutindwa market--
scorching sun hits the
hawker's face

~ Asava Kevin


market mud --
he pulls and pulls
the heavy cart

~ Esther Obwamu


raw pears--
my nail breaks
on pressing

~ SYNAIDAH KALAHI

busy market--
the echoeing of a
peddler's whistle

~ Pauline Wayua

Gikomba-
he carries people across
a broken sewer

~ yamame


Soweto yard--
she shakes her palm over
the hot boiled maize

~ Barrack Elungata


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Here are all the entries

Mutindwa market--
scorching sun hits the
hawker's face

market day--
scorching sun hits the
unsold ripe bananas

Soweto market--
blown dust covers the
old furniture

~ Asava Kevin


busy market--
a greengrocer pours water
on my shoes

Muthurwa market--
they scramble over a
mtumba sack

Gikomba market--
a woman bargains the price
of a cabbage

~ Boniface Kariuki


busy market--
he slips after stepping on
a banana peel

market mud --
he pulls and pulls
the heavy cart

~ Esther Obwamu


raw pears--
my nail breaks
on pressing

busy market--
he grabs her a red
handbag

~ SYNAIDAH KALAHI


Muthurwa market--
a pedestrian squeezes at
the entrance gate

busy market--
the echoeing of a
peddler's whistle

~ Pauline Wayua


Gikomba market--
a council askari inspects
her goods

Muthurwa market--
he sorts out white vests
from t-shirts

Soweto market--
a lorry with cabbages
honks loudly

closed grocery--
bumping sound of
a falling fruit

grand theft--
a vagrant pockets
a grocer mango

~ Brian Mulando


a rushing hawker
knocks my elbow--
Soweto market

~ CECILLIAH


Kona market--
the cabbages reduce on
the mingling of buyers

~ JESCAH


market stall--
a dead butterfly in
a black sandal

a red trail
of spilt apple juice--
Soweto market

busy Gikomba--
I weave through
the crowd

~ Brian Etole


Gikomba market--
he heaves as he lifts
a muddy pears sack

Soweto market--
houseflies buzz on
pineapple peels

~ Otinga San


Muthurwa stall--
a display of brown
cow tails

~ Elijah Juma


Muthurwa-
I cover my humming ears
from a hooting matatu

footsteps-
juice from a rotten mango
splashes on my trouser

Gikomba-
he carries people across
a broken sewer

~ yamame


Mutindwa market--
they squeeze through a narrow left
side of stuck handcart

Muthurwa yard--
men and women throw glances
to my fallen coin

yard litter bins--
street boys are busy checking
rotting mangoes

Soweto yard--
she shakes her palm over
the hot boiled maize

Soweto yard --
she cuts a mango fruit
for display

~ Barrack Elungata


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and now
the results of the MARKETS international competition:


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9 Points
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late evening--
a vegetable seller lights
the first candle

~ Winfridah Malesi

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8 Points
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market stall--
a dead butterfly in
a black sandal

~ Brian Etole

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1 Point
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Muthurwa stall--
a display of brown
cow tails

~ Elijah Juma


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Other selected entries
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a hawker displays
a pair of black gloves--
June cold

~ Andrew Otinga


a body push
sends a lady to the floor --
avocado chaos

~ Mango Junior


evening market--
the fat woman pulls me
to buy her fruit

~ Barrack Elungata


Gikomba market --
he carries people across
a broken sewer

~ yamame

busy market--
the echoing of a
peddler's whistle

~ Pauline Wayua


raw pears--
my nail breaks
on pressing

~ Synaidah Kalahi


market mud --
he pulls and pulls
the heavy cart

~ Esther Obwamu


Mutindwa market--
scorching sun hits the
hawker's face

~ Asava Kevin


Muthurwa market--
they scramble over some
second-hand clothes

~ Boniface Kariuki


Muthurwa market--
he sorts out white vests
from t-shirts

~ BRIAN MULANDO


a stray goat eating
sweet potato peelings--
hawkers' din

Patrick

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. Market haiku from the Bamboochas 　
Apr 10, 2011 　


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rats scramble
over a piece of sausage -
Sowete market

Soweto market-
he sweats a lot
while preaching

Elijah Juma


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he bargains
for sniffing glue --
Gikomba market

Antony Njoroge
source : "Torins Diary"


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PEACOCKS COLLECTION

Today we went for a walk at the Soweto market
and we observed the following poems:

Poems, February 2012
and
- MORE Poems, February 2012
and
- even MORE Poems, February 2012


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Brian Mulando in August 2012


Soweto Mosque-
a large poster at the wall
written Happy Idd Ul Fitr

Idd ul fitr-
a muslim man sharpens
his panga knife

Soweto market-
a muslim man buys
a fat goat

Idd ul fitr is on August 18, 2012.

. . . . and later on


opening hours-
a seller sorts out big oranges
from small ones

morning hours -
I buy a big avocado to smear
on my bread

Soweto market-
an avocado stall is shining
in green

Soweto market-
I feel bad when I step
on a rotten avocado

Soweto market-
a big orange attracts me
to the stall


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Related words

***** . Mkokoteni hand cart .


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