
He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven. Psa107:29-30 rehearse the promises of a new dawn. wet the lips in sacrament of prayers like a ladened soul scampering to extreme corners of calm. press this inebriated soul to redemption. define peace without the chivalry taste of blood. remember not the things of old; they spiral into white cascade of grief. for those who inhabit in grief never find the feet of healings. gyrate this spirit again. chariot the aisle of the psalmist's praise. unfurl from the gleanings of fractured memories. this place yearns a revival. the blights of this communal loss called wilderness experience javelin into fiery darts. & sometimes, draws the heart and soul into a vortex like the whispers of whirlwind seesawing through an hungry soul. fret not! the waves weaves into stillness. the body resurrect to gladness. & haunting escapades of yesteryears submit to a command; Peace Be Still.

Prince Nwankwo is a final year student of the Department of History and international Studies, University of Uyo, Nigeria. He is an Assistant Poetry Editor for Akore Arts. He is an Ethics and Membership Chair, Rotaract Club UniUyo, Member, Uyo Book Club, and the Chairperson, Committee of Academics, Directorate of Academics (SUG), UniUyo. He is recently longlisted for Sevhage Literary Prizes (poetry category), 2023 and currently the second runner up of SprinNG Annual Poetry Prize 2023