Tag: Ekiti sun

  • Three Poems on Nigeria

    Robert L. Doty Ekiti Sun Underfoot, the carcass of the scorpion, Overhead, the bougainvillea and the cashew tree Below, the hill and quiet town Resting in the midday Ekiti sun, Invites the strangers in. Northward is the Jos Plateau Where grim violence replicates the oldest one. Nigeria, oh. The Clinic The father leans over one…