Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026

Under a Canopy of Charming and Cheery Stars

"This poem explores a writer’s ways of reinvention and rejuvenation."

Under a Canopy of Charming and Cheery Stars

An author is a soul who seeks a time
to reflect on one’s observations and all,
a ‘wow’ weekend of harmony and happiness,
a retreat from the typical world to the untypical
one of words that irradiate, renovate and recenter,
an atmosphere of fullness, friendliness and fun,
a community with a cornucopia of cordiality, care
and creativity, a perfect experience of possibilities
and opportunities where one engages in cherished chats
with oneself, where one breathes and basks in the sunshine
by the serenading stream while fondled by the fragrance
of a forest, and a nightfall in which one fantasises and falls
fast asleep under a canopy of countless, charming and cheery stars.







Article © Ndaba Sibanda. All rights reserved.
Published in the March 27, 2023 issue .
Image(s) are public domain.
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