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Welcome to Muriuki’s world. I share my writing: poems, journals, reflections, and all manner of thoughts that reside in my mind here. Indulge.

  • A Large Potato

    A Large Potato

    Múturú was a precious commodity at Karatina D.E.B Primary School. If you got it, you were either lucky, or the cook’s favourite. The cook, Maina, was a slender man who always wore gumboots. Múturú was a large potato, preferably uncut, served…

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  • Pain, a friend?

    I sat with my painAsked it to lie on the couchAnd look at the clock…

  • Unmask the Mystery

    What is it that seems… Too big Too distant Too mysterious Of a goal What…

  • Jitokeze

    “Hebu jitokezee, jionyeshe, simama, imara, mbele ya watuuuu” said the Kiwi Shoe Polish ad many…

  • Tonight, Let me Grieve

    By Muthoni Maina Grief is love’s souvenir. It’s our proof that we once loved. Grief…

  • A Large Potato

    Múturú was a precious commodity at Karatina D.E.B Primary School. If you got it, you…

  • Wahome

    I always found my grandfather seated by the cow shed early in the morning, contemplating…

  • One More Time

  • Grieving my Mum Over 20 Years Later

  • Dear Mum, I Turned 30