verdant valleys offer soft showers of rain after a drought
chirping crickets and deafening singing birds
silence the drought of yesterday
daffodils rise to touch the blue sky
beautiful scent left in turgid clouds
dry clouds swallowed in petals of sweet nectar
bees too busy to sting the honey poacher
flowers are plenty no need to waste a sting
tomorrow in arboretums we spread our wings and suck again
and here we are into tomorrow again
flowers still very fresh and rivers still flow
fresh fish leap to kiss the air
toads croaking and duck quacking
as if to alert fish to impending line and hook
the boy harbours no worries to toad warnings
the river is full i will fish and fish he says
and a line and a net he casts to the delight of the girls
this is a man we will not go hungry the girls say.
Andy Kahari’s works cover Death, Day to day struggles, The Environment etc.
He has contributed content to The Standard, Newshawk, Newsday Zimbabwe, The Midlands Observer, Queensdale Report, The Zimbabwe Independent etc.
Andy follows- Gourd of Consciousness Poetry, IAWA Zimbabwe, and Poet. Org etc.
He strongly believes tradition should not be outstanding in writings, but only theme or message must be emphasized with no distractions. Hence he writes without using capital letters. He puts emphasis on all words to have equal strength, in telling an equal story.
Andy currently works as a Senior Associate Recruitment Advisor for an international company.