Poetry from Ummnusalma Nasir Mukhtar

Young Black woman in a red blouse with a gold colored necklace, white veil, and a red headband and bow, in front of a brown wall or canvas and under a leafy green tree.

WHISPERS OF NIGHT 

When the moon rise forward into my room eyes change into rose colored 

When the stars play in the sky with color power that I wish to join 

There’s not anything in the sky, I gonna sky to sleep and spin a dream 

when the night came washed  to my body in the river like a fish.

I felt strength in the night like corocode in the sea.

When the night come my dream took me up saw a couple of wonderful hope.

Ummnusalma Nasir Mukhtar is a young poet, born, raised and studying in Gombe State , Nigeria. She lives with her family, her father Nasir Mukhtar and her lovely mother Rahama Muhammad and her beloved sisters Hauwa’u (jidda) and Zainab (Intisar). She is passionate about using words to inspire and connect people. Ummusalma writes poems that reflect everyday life, emotions, and the beauty of unity. As a student, she continues to grow her craft while balancing her studies and creative pursuits.

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