Julia Kudakwashe Nyamadzawo, Author at Ipikai Poetry Journal https://ipikai.org/author/juliakudakwashenyamadzawo/ The Story of Zimbabwe in Poetry Wed, 28 May 2025 09:47:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/ipikai.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cropped-ipikai-favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Julia Kudakwashe Nyamadzawo, Author at Ipikai Poetry Journal https://ipikai.org/author/juliakudakwashenyamadzawo/ 32 32 200483121 Wishing on a night breeze https://ipikai.org/issue-7/wishing-on-a-night-breeze/ Wed, 28 May 2025 09:47:42 +0000 https://ipikai.org/?p=2167 The wind cries out in the night.Washing away things that reality seeds.In dreams I imagine the warmth of your scentAnd how I would have drownedin the depth of your eyesI would have poured out my heart to youOh.. I would have told you everything. If you were here right nowYou would look like a bright… Read More »Wishing on a night breeze

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]]> 2167 Pain of a lost lover https://ipikai.org/issue-7/pain-of-a-lost-lover/ Wed, 28 May 2025 09:47:41 +0000 https://ipikai.org/?p=2169 The days and nights are cold.stagnant. I’ve been crying,Nothing can change what happened. Where have you gone my love?All dreams have turned into a nightmare.I cannot accept that you are not here. Whenever our son calls to meThe fear and chills creepAnd I dread the questions he has for me. The truth is his father… Read More »Pain of a lost lover

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]]> 2169 The Morning Sun https://ipikai.org/issue-4/the-morning-sun/ Tue, 30 May 2023 13:51:30 +0000 https://ipikai.org/?p=1604 The warmth of the creeping dawning sunPrecipitates light dew drops.The grass shimmers and leaves weep..Ants start to the nests and soils,So creepers of the savanna toil and moilEggs crack in harmony with the skiesAnd chicks sound their first cries. The light kisses rabbit holesAnd beetles in their sand pores..The beasts shake and shrugAgainst a new… Read More »The Morning Sun

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