Nature Poems Shades of night Shades of dark Shades of black Shades of grey Night falls. Earth is still As moonlight streaks the night sky Hues of light Hues of white Hues of blue Hues of grey Dawn comes. Earth stirs awake As rays of light pierce the pitch dark Strokes of…

Thoughts from an unlikely conversation — There is a power problem on my street (transformer issues) so I charge my phone at a shop, business center or wherever I can once there is power. Today, I was charging my phone as usual when I witnessed an interesting conversation between 2 people. A gentleman was passing by…

No, I haven’t left Medium — Well, not totally anyway. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? First off, apologies to my friends, followers and fellow Medium compatriots. The radio silence was not intentional. Sometimes, it makes sense to regroup and re-strategise. What have I been up to? Well, following the lead of some fabulous Medium creators…

Poems of forbidden love — Ours was meant to be a charmed love story Until life and circumstance violently intervened One decision and actions not of our own volition Changed the course of life and truncated the future Running away was futile. …

Poems of betrayed love — I was a wanderer and a restless soul Neither human nor elf or nobility or spirit An aberration of sorts A traveling bounty hunter Hired to fend off fearsome beasts, gargoyles, and hideous monsters Feared by many and misunderstood Accepted by none and maligned Except within the brotherhood of the witchers creed Doomed to wander as one lost I…

A wretched story of narcissistic manipulation — Emily Blunt is a star. Not only is she an excellent actress but a versatile one. She virtually shines in every role she takes on. She’s been a grieving mama bear protecting her brood against carnivorous aliens in A Quiet Place; a high-flying corporate fashionista in The Devil Wears Prada…

You need heaping helpings of self-confidence, loads of spunk, guts, and Moxy along with a dash of crazy — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kemi_Adetiba The process of coming up with this title and the inspiration for it is a funny story. If you watch Netflix, you would have heard about the foremost Nigerian political thriller, King Of Boys from erstwhile Nigerian writer, producer, and director, Kemi Adetiba.

Christmas movies are not just for Christmas — A line in an Ed Sheeran song goes ‘People fall in love in mysterious ways. Maybe just the touch of a hand’. What if you found the love of your life through a game of dare? (or some other interesting way). …

Of mages, magic, and monsters — I find myself constantly awed and amazed anytime I discover that a movie is based on a book or adapted from a book. This is probably because I consider anyone able to write a novel running into hundreds or thousands of pages to be nothing short of a wiz. When…