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    Seasons & Times of Gabussar Mathers
    Seasons & Times of Gabussar Mathers
    Seasons & Times of Gabussar Mathers
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    Seasons & Times of Gabussar Mathers

    By Matolo Kyalo Jr.

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    Seasons & Times of Gabussar Mathers is a poetry anthology comprising of 40 poems written about the normal daily life of an African teenager and his experiences as he transitions into a young adult. Every poem is a true story meant to give hope to anyone around the world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMatolo Kyalo Jr.
    Release dateJun 15, 2020
    ISBN9781393025344
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    Seasons & Times of Gabussar Mathers - Matolo Kyalo Jr.

    SEASONS & TIMES

    OF

    GABUSSAR MATHERS

    A Poetry Anthology

    By Matolo Kyalo Jr.

    First Published: May 2017

    Mombasa, Kenya.

    +254713644082

    kyalojoshua97@gmail.com

    To Our Daily Poetry family for making me believe in creative writing and hope.

    ourdailypoetry.wordpress.com

    Contents

    Prologue

    1. Made In Kenya

    2. About Bladina

    3. Sunsets on Iveti Hills

    4. Sorry Wawuda

    5. Not Political

    6. Welcome To College

    7. Karma?

    8. Nineteen Years

    9. Wakeup Call

    10. Going Crazy

    11. So, What Is Love?

    12. Just Saying

    13. ‘Black-Drain’

    14. This Is Love

    15. Mirrors Don’t Lie

    16. My Rock Of Ages

    17. Detox

    18. We Need You

    19. I Will Remember You

    20. Lost Love: For Your Breath

    21. Little Baby In The Prairie

    22. A Letter To My Countrymen

    23. Life Is A Mystery

    24. Natural Imperfection

    25. Again And Again

    26. Mad Sanity

    27. ‘Thugs In Blue’

    28. Story Of My Life

    29. Time Against Urge

    30. The Sociopath

    31. We Woke Up Like This

    32. Next Level

    33. Never Say Never

    34. Neighbours From Rabai

    35. She Glides

    36. Living In Limbo

    37. The Testimony

    38. A New Dawn

    39. Faith And Mountains

    40. Bound By Words

    Epilogue

    Prologue

    Creativity is our day -to-day living. It’s everything we do, think and feel. My name is Matolo Kyalo Jr., a poet from Kenya. Firstly, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the person reading this for they are the reason as to why I write. My goal is to reach out to as many minds as possible and convince them that they are destined for greatness. I write for the heartbroken, the

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