Solar Sol

Jua, Hii Jua ni Kali (yaani ni noma saaaaaana)

A Benin Sun Rise and A Ghana Sun Set

THE DAWNISH SUN
this dawnish sun 
with several shades
dawns on me

yellow of a marigold, 
an orange so sweet and 
a tenderly washed-out blue 

this dawn draws out 
over the sky temporally 
till it convinces you to try again

this dawn glides gently on the tips of palm fronds 
urgent with the morning bird
"You must join me in ushering a new cycle" 

this dawn does not cower 
while clouds join the gaiety 
it instead pierces through possibilities 

the dawnish sun is stretching 
its salamander toes 
across my vision today 

and finally 
an even sheet
blankets over our upper dome 

I will, try again 

A SUNSET SOUNDTRACK
machweo’s melody is here
with an insistent double meter
warning a quick ending

ejaculate spilling before you could let out a yawn
before you can taste her hues
she’s departed

then an upturned moon emerges
almost like the unlucky numbers
‘neath a scratched lottery card

my moon
does not yet disable the sun
sun inside a man
who’s stepped out to glimpse at the quiet coitus

and pop, snap, twist goes his body
perfectly aligned
as if this sunset’s melody is too litty to ignore
to let it be just another passerby

“I want you, sun, to see my sun”
I will dance in your wane
for my petals to vibrate
as you morph every 2 seconds

quick,

fleeting

immortal,

beguiling

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This past Sunday (jana), I attended my first of “The Queer Times” book club discussion/yoga/breathwork sessions. What a soul-filling moment to be in community and to imagine the possibilities of non-traditional living scenarios — something I have imagined and would like for myself. Our discussion was guided by the book: Two Women Living Together by Kim Hana and Hwang Sunwoo - a depiction of the ins, outs and throughs of two platonic friends who bought a house and decided to live together.

CHEERS!