Text: Khalil Gibran. The Prophet.
And a man said, Speak to us of Self-Knowledge.
And he answered saying:
Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and the nights.
But your ears thirst for the sound of your heart’s knowledge.
You would know in words that which you have always known in thought.
You would touch with your fingers [...]
A bodaboda rider’s expression as reflected on his side mirror.
A girl at a market in Maili Tisi on the outskirts of Eldoret Town.
CONGOLESE BANDS IN EAST AFRICA
The 1970s through mid-80s was the era of Congolese expatriate bands in Nairobi: groups like Boma Liwanza of Shango Lola, Les Kinois of Samba Mapangala, Super Mazembe of Longwa Didos, and Les Mangelepa of Bwammy wa Lumwona (who had come East with Baba Gaston and [...]
What are little girls made of made of?
What are little girls made of?
Sugar and Spice and all things nice
That’s what little girls are made of.
Photo Credit: Juliette smiles during a photo session
Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day
Don’t look now
I’m fading away
Into the gray of my mornings
Or the blues of every night
Is it that my nails
keep breaking
Or maybe the corn
on my second little piggy
Things keep popping out
on my face
or
of my life
It seems no matter [...]
I sing because I’m happy
I sing because I’m free
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know He watches me
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know He watches
I know He watches
I know He watches me
I sing because I’m happy
I sing because I’m free
His eye is on the sparrow
And I know He watches me
His eye is [...]
Verindah poses for a photograph.
The Zulu greeting, “Sawubona” means “I see you” and the response “Ngikhona” means “I am here”.
I love the depth of meaning that African languages carry. Inherent in the Zulu greeting and in the grateful response, is the sense that until you saw me, I didn’t exist. By recognizing me, you brought me into existence. A [...]
Victoria takes a moment from fun and games at for a party for a photograph.
The Look
Strephon kissed me in the spring,
Robin in the fall,
But Colin only looked at me
And never kissed me at all.
Strephon’s kiss was lost in jest,
Robin’s lost in play,
But the kiss in Colin’s eyes
Haunts me night and day.
by Sara Teasdale.
Photo Credit: David stares at the camera
Children in Lugari District of Kenya pose for a photograph.
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