Sail the midnight sun, a long poem by John Kasaipwalova First verse: “I am the midnight sun My soul conceived to body The love embrace of that night When my Bwalai turned monster of the depths Trembling for blood revenge on mankind But instead summoned with burning desires My naked Libra in her virgin loveContinue reading “Vale, hero, sail the midnight sun”
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Ples Singsing mourns the loss of Chief John Kasaipwalova, poet & radical
May he always find his way home sailing the midnight sun. Reluctant Flame, v14 “People will live, people will die But the tiny flame will grow its arms and legs very slowly Until one day its volcanic pulse will tear the gree mountain apart To allow pentup blood flow and congested vomit spit freely TinyContinue reading “Ples Singsing mourns the loss of Chief John Kasaipwalova, poet & radical”
The Old Justice is Dead
A poem by Raymond Sigimet The old justice is dead, and lost to time Where once in the hausman it chanted at night Amidst broken betel nut and waft of lime Spoken in a chanted glow of embers’ light Burnt and buried, the old justice of the past Where balance and order were societal normContinue reading “The Old Justice is Dead”
PNG youth is trapped in the web of modernity
Philip Kai Morre Keith Jackson & Friends: PNG Attitude, 27 December 2022 KUNDIAWA – Youth in Papua New Guinea is a time bomb that our country is adding in its drift towards anarchy. Even as far back as the 2011 national census, 60% of PNG’s estimated population of 7.3 million was aged under 25. ItContinue reading “PNG youth is trapped in the web of modernity”
PNG, lest we forget
A poem by Jason Paisoi Our freedom was given on a golden plate, The colloquial, land of the unexpected, we mustn’t contemplate, It’s the richness of our land that we are now free to celebrate, Our natural resources are a wise discretion, independence was forged on that date. Clothed with evincive patriotism, Our dreams wereContinue reading “PNG, lest we forget”
The political economy of a pig farmers life
POEMS BY MICHAEL DOM Chapter 1, 28 December 2012 Until you have seen your hands blistering Until you have felt sweat break like fever Before another new gardens planting Until you have cleaned the piss and manure Cut, carried and replaced sodden bedding Until you have closed the sow with the boar Until then youContinue reading “The political economy of a pig farmers life”
Man with two wives, tributes to womenfolk who support for peace
A poem by Joseph Tambure Man Bilong Tupla Bilum Lukim man bilong tupla bilum Em sanap namel long ples singsing Nogat poret na sem no wari tu Em kisim strong long tupla bilum bilong em Sanap namel long hevi na birua No laik long harem tokpait na tokbasait Em laik soim rot long bel isiContinue reading “Man with two wives, tributes to womenfolk who support for peace”
Bosco Uraliu gives us a father’s advice, poetically
A poem entered in the Mini-Poetry competition for World Environment Day, 2022 A Father’s Advice on Land The excellent photo below was taken by Sydney Bahrt / Science Photo Library A Father’s Advice on Land In the cover of childhood innocence, With a mind ever so stainless, Instilled, is a father’s wisdom, A sincere guideContinue reading “Bosco Uraliu gives us a father’s advice, poetically”
TOKSAVE – JUDGES VERDICT IS IN FOR THE MINI-POETRY COMPETITION FOR WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
Here is what our poetry judge for this year’s mini-poetry contest had to say to Ples Singsing and the participating poets. Thank you, Michael, and Ples Singsing for asking me to judge this competition. I hope I have completed my task to your expectations. I am a great admirer of Ples Singsing, of your determinationContinue reading “TOKSAVE – JUDGES VERDICT IS IN FOR THE MINI-POETRY COMPETITION FOR WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY”
Sorcerer – a poem
Raymond Sigimet | Keith Jackson & Friends: PNG Attitude The ancient fire burns through time immemorial smoke puts him in a trance And he struts And dances And chants He’s in pain He’s in misery Shackled by these mysteries the pain pleases him not His dignity that of a fallen angel cast out from taboosContinue reading “Sorcerer – a poem”
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