CHRISTMAS LIFE by Deborah Nwanguma | Poetry | Christmas Life Issue #10 | PAROUSIA Magazine
CHRISTMAS LIFE I am on the dusty roads that lead to homes swollen with people, crawling kids. hanging is the lingering past of a worn year. the month is fading and the rooms are lightened. With the bells of a coming dance, crashing drums for a glorious celebration. The morning air is the calling of the sea, chilly with promises. The leaves shake in epileptic fever. The trees billow in surrender, in a burst of light and rare dance. In the afternoon, the sun studies our skin. On the walls are the cards that spread wings of greetings, wishes … Continue reading CHRISTMAS LIFE by Deborah Nwanguma | Poetry | Christmas Life Issue #10 | PAROUSIA Magazine