An affair revealing what
is set to ripen it carries;
kindness austerity
or not or not.
Lines will split open
of dehiscence
what was once will come to life,
dormant
again, willingly
as in a resurrection or not.
Buried seeds to germinate;
are prayers waiting
cotyledons ascending
parting the waves of loam soils
heavenwards of gratefulness.
as folded palms
Do not let silence
be mistaken for neglect.
The wheels of fate for petulance.
will not grind to a halt
The ink has dried, The ink has drie…
The ink has dried,
Patience
is both virtue and a verb—
for waiting also, to God.
can be an act of worship
Sadiq Abdulsalam Adeiza
Sadiq Abdulsalam Adeiza writes and edit poetry from the Middle Belt, Nigeria. Some of his works have previously been published in Overtly Lit, Jarfly Magazine, Ice Floe Press, Feral: a journal of poetry and art, The Shallow Tales Review, Kalahari Review, African Writer Magazine and elsewhere.
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