The following poem was written as part of a poetry-writing event at Spurgeons Academy, to mark World Poetry Day
Three Poems
By Esther Akaoth
Trees
All the trees
We stand in fields
We stand on hills
We stand on the banks of streams
You see us everywhere you go
But do you know our names?
The Jacaranda
I grow in rows
Along the streets
In village and towns
I give cool shade when the sun is hot
And shelter from the wind
My bush flowers come once a year
Then drop down at my feet
The coconut palm
I grow beside the shady store
I am very tall and thin
You need a rope to climb my trunk and throw the ripe nuts down
The nuts are full of oil and milk
My leaves are useful too
For making mats and trays and thatch
To roof your house for you.