city cleanup

city cleanup
the remains of her shelter
carried off

morning sun

morning sun
through the dewdrop
a rainbow

the dog

morning walk
the dog marks its path
with squirts

afternoon breeze

afternoon breeze
the mantis sways
with the leaf

breakfast

sunless morning

suddenly my tea

is no more hot

morning walk

morning walk

the harmattan registers itself

on my face

a series on crises

a year later...

the struggle continues

on Naija streets

in a pool 

of blood, a man

for the cause

I tweet

about his death - 

a demonstrator

tropical sun

he waved a placard with

bloody hands

setting sun

armed soldiers parade

the streets

power outage

power outage
he still meets me
with his hands raised

fuel subsidy

fuel subsidy
will their black shoes turn
brown?

2011 in Review and 2012 Expectations, Haiku

This year was not one of my strongest in terms of writing in general and Haiku in particular. My Haiku blog suffered - it was devoid of postings and hence traffic was extremely low. There were several months where my total posts were not up to five. With such limited activity there is nothing much to say about 2011. The only achievements were the publication in Akita International Haiku Network, World Haiku Review January and August 2011.

One of my resolutions for the new year is to dedicate enough time for writing, Haiku included. Thus, I will be spending more time on this blog than I did this year. I will also be sending my works to more publishing houses. My interactions with Haiku blogs will increase. This blog will have to be more visible. I will include some other sections like Issa Monday or Basho Wednesday where I share Haiku from such grand masters.

With these I hope and believe that Haiku from Ghana will become a great blog. I thank all those who have been patient with me and have commented on my posts. I appreciate your effort and time. I will not disappoint you in 2012.