Tag: Child-training

• Sacrifices with no microphones

  A house standsOn the expertise of many workersA structure of many materials A child is molded into usefulnessUsing clay of different huesSacrifices, compromises, sweat, coaching The higher a buildingThe deeper its foundationElements that will never be seenAnd given due recognitionFor their contributions But there is an eye aboveThat sees below and beyondNoting sacrifices with no…

  Benjamin Nambu

  June 19, 2025

  WinterABC2025

  afrobloggers, child, Child-training, children, Creative writing, parenthood, parenting, poem, poet, Poetry, prompt, WinterABC2025

• Roots

  It was a world of nature and magic. Tough times baked people into tough heroes. And the difficulties of survival enriched tales told from one generation to the other, deepening the grip of their songs on the heart. My mind was thirsty for stories when I was a child and I would pester the adults…

  Benjamin Nambu

  May 22, 2022

  Hall of Fame

  Child-development, Child-training, Childhood, Experience, Folklore, Folktales, Life-Experience, Reflections, Storytelling, Talent, Talent-development, Throwback, World of the past