Category Archives: Duets with Noel Ihebuzor

Silence: The conversation continues

By Susan L. Daniels and Noel A. Ihebuzor S: it echoes– this pause before words weighted breath N: It speaks loud the empty spaces between words S: those moments minds falter before sharing truth N: truth haltered for so long, … Continue reading

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Arms and voices for peace: A duet

by Noel Ihebuzor and Susan Daniels there are arms we lay down & others we hold open there are tongues we must still and others we loose; the barbed tongue that howls like a howitzer we have to leash and … Continue reading

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silence–haiku triptych

a haiku chain by Susan Daniels & Noel Ihebuzor it echoes– this pause before words weighted breath It speaks loud the empty spaces between words those moments minds falter before sharing truth ***My friend Noel and I had a haiku conversation in the comments … Continue reading

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Song of a Child Bride – a duet

by Susan L. Daniels and Noel A. Ihebuzor I am a girl. Eleven years ago I came too early for you, but I was yours as nothing else was, and I grew under love brighter than the sun. I am … Continue reading

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We Two Fly (a duet)

by Noel A. Ihebuzor and Susan L. Daniels i have flown too pushing off with one foot and coasting thermals with hawks but after i am above trees, dispersing clouds skipping over jet trails– never in dreams have i found a way … Continue reading

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Urban Jungle Blues

By Noel A. Ihebuzor and Susan L. Daniels Another wandering day finds worn out minds worrying on a wavering road wound tightly around anxious feet lost and soles tired, tiring, endless stomping, souls emptying, core eroding trapped penniless in hard … Continue reading

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Wrestling with chi: A duet

by Noel Ihebuzor and Susan Daniels my chi is a muse, impish invisible fellow lurking behind my ears and my tongue whispering when I am not ready sauntering away when I am mine whispers words in woven gold flights spiraling … Continue reading

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