Tomorrow, August 31st, is Independence Day in my country. It was a pure coincidence with scheduling for Hotel Masticadores that Michelle chose this window to share our poems. The two pieces we wrote celebrate our country’s push for freedom and self-determination. “Our blood our toil, Our Soil” by Nigel Byng & “I Shall Return… Then […]| Helping You To Succeed
She needs no introduction, and I felt that her poem needed to be shared. Someone somewhere needed to read this. Maggie Watson at her defiant best. Please click the link below and be inspired. Do enjoy. (written August 2025) I could retrace my steps.I could return to the cocoon I emerged from.I could assume the […]| Helping You To Succeed
When our house burnt to the ground, the thing I remember most was standing in the rain, praying it would put out the flames. Ever since, I’ve had a love-hate relationship with summer rains. As a ki…| Helping You To Succeed
5 posts published by byngnigel during August 2025| Helping You To Succeed
Has the cross absolved us?There is, after all, no condemnation.Has giving zakat lifted us beyond reproach?Is there no Salt Satyagraha to raise the conscience of the world?In our silence,In our adulterated prayers,In turning a blind eye.In our pretense of neutrality to safeguard “what’s mine”We have green lit abominationsConsoling our conscienceWith hymns and prayersSaying, Thy will […]| Helping You To Succeed
Good morning my WP friends and family. I trust that everyone had a beautiful week, and they’re enjoying what’s left of their weekend. I am pleased to announce that my short poem – LIES- is now live on Hotel Masticadores. if you’re interested in reading the piece, you may click the link below. Feel free […]| Helping You To Succeed
I’m delighted to inform you guys, that “Heart Ablaze” is now live on Hotel by Masticadores.My warmest thanks to Michelle Navajas, editor at Hotel by Masticadores, for publishing our poem.Bianca always brings out the best in me with her impromptu requests. She is such a passionate and talented poet.I am grateful every time she considers […]| Helping You To Succeed
Good morning, my friends and fellow creatives. I haven’t been around as much as I would like. It’s been a rough and rugged run in 2025 so far, and it’s August already. But there is no rest for the wicked. I just gotta lace up my boots and keep walking. Send in the Praetorian, the […]| Helping You To Succeed
This is beautiful from Ms. Violet Lentz. wounds pressed into sand don’t askto be forgiven-yet surf remembers nothing to the shipwrecked heartsalt still stings- as seas care nothow long sorrow stays…| Helping You To Succeed
It will be remembered, this moment in timeWhen decrying carnage is considered a hate crimeNo solidarity for the sake of humanityNo compassion for the beleaguered minorityIf there was, we dared not raise our voices.The pedagogues offered the eloquent Malthusian epitaphsAnd we, the silent witnesses of another genocidepenned our chapter in humanity’s analogs of disgracewith feigned […]| Helping You To Succeed
“The Act of Stillness is not an act of cowardice or the posture of the defeated.” Good morning, my WP family. It is my pleasure to share that part V of – The Act of Stillness – is now live on Hotel Masticatories. It was inspired by a poem written by David Bogomolny at the […]| Helping You To Succeed
4 posts published by byngnigel during June 2025| Helping You To Succeed
I have not posted for a while. Life has made its own demands on my health and my time. Writing has been these stolen moments when I have the mental clarity, or the war with sleep is a losing effor…| Helping You To Succeed
