Ahoy! Sailors in the sea of poetry! Welcome to our collection of classic Somali poetry by renowned Somali poets. In this SLAKE YOUR THIRST FOR POETRY part of Maankoris, you will find series of write-ups propounded to help you quench your thirst of poetry.
The idea is to revisit the past to find solutions for the never-ending Somali anarchy that continues to wreck havoc in our beautiful country. We hope the series will inform the youth, nourish their mind and provide edifying pieces of the rich Somali poetry as well as entertain them. This is simply what Maankoris wishes to achieve with the SLAKE YOUR THIRST FOR POETRY series.
did the talking end did they then spend half a day in this silent way as the daylight fell from their staring gaze their inflamed thoughts did they pass that night like the camel herders in nocturnal endurance of cold and dark difficulties bringing illness
DHEELMATO – The Nightly Visitor
Asserting she adores me in a birthday suit Piercing my flanks, her needles in pursuit And my entire trunk’s in tickling torment Sponge-kissing, smacking lips, sucking the cheeks Smooching; caressing; sensuous and searing licks She sets me ablaze, smothering in savage desire