June 27, 2023

I sat on a mat beneath an imagined mango tree. There, the happiness and sorrows of my heart found a place as stories and poetry on paper. I joined the birds flying above the tree, singing Kiswahili songs that made me ululate. The tree danced from melodies of the heart, gifting ample juicy fruits to…

January 9, 2020

Distinguished citizens of the Earth. On behalf of the hills and valleys, mountains and glaciers, animals and plants, deserts and oceans, rocks and silts, the core and atmosphere, I pass on their greetings to you. From the moment of creation we have wandered and acted freely on Earth. We owe our being to Earth. The…

January 9, 2020

Cleanse your miseries from winter abroad. Caress your feet with sands of Pangani. Wash your exhaustion with palm breezes. Radiate your skin through salty encounters. Bathe your tongue with coconut water. Play seek and hide with hermit crabs. Ornate your pride with a seaweed necklace. Purify your being with shells collection. At night look up…