Tag: metaphor

• Macho Beast

  Macho beastIn its muscles and sunbaked feetLong distances and untold stories glistenTough chestFears no competitionOutruns anythingthat can plant a foot in front of the other When I was a childTravelling with my parentsSeemed like a space explorationMy eyes litWith nothing to extinguish the sense of wonderEverything was new and fascinatingInviting me to watch, never satisfiedI…

  Benjamin Nambu

  June 24, 2025

  WinterABC2025

  Poetry, horses, metaphor, poem, poet, prompt, race, challenge, philosophy, travel, WinterABC2025, afrobloggers, competition, Tobi

• The Skeptic’s Kaddish Poetry Partners #111 “Am I dreaming?”

  Creativity is magic. When talents meet, fireworks are ignited, the sight is beautiful to behold. I am honored and delighted to announce that my poem “Am I dreaming” has been published on The Skeptic’s Kaddish. David (Ben Alexander) wrote a uniquely beautiful response to it. Please visit his site Two horses, or: Nightmares  to read our poems.…

  Benjamin Nambu

  August 5, 2022

  Poems

  animals, dreams, horses, imagery, mental-health, metaphor, nightmare, partnership, poem, poet, Poetry, suicide