AMEN!
SO ENDS
My prayer for Gogo
This rainy night,
Wedded by freezing breeze,
Brought fond memories of you.
I SEE YOU
In the mirror Gogo:
Even in the darkest times of the night
I see you still;
I close my eyes. I go back to
Teenageville -
It all comes clear, bold and real.
I LONG
To kiss the sweet aroma
Eavesdropping from your kitchen,
Testament of easterly soups.
A MILLION
Strolls we made to the stream:
Fermented cassava and breadfruit -
Our lot and craft,
Graced your firm palms;
Washed clothes left to dry on Idoto greens.
THOSE LOFTY
Hands that squeezed oranges...
Juices flowing into my tender palms;
Those lumped balls
Of fufu into my lusty mouth;
Relished taste after taste
Of the oft testified bitter leaf soup.
YOUR BEAUTIFUL
Cursive writings
Underlined your years of British exposure;
That blank note you gave me to scribble,
I'll ink it with love
Filled with fondest memories -
Wide as West Oakland to West Africa:
Confluence
Of creativity and new friendships.
AS A
Greying hair speaks of age and grace,
Gogo, your's seneraded strength and stay,
Until that dark-dressed death
Broke and sucked away your breath!
But not your towering legacies,
Long built with pride and aces!
AMEN!
- Author: Ifeanyichukwu Onwughalu (Pseudonym) ( Offline)
- Published: April 12th, 2021 07:20
- Comment from author about the poem: A personal reflection and tribute to grandmothers
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Comments3
Thanks for providing a window into a very different, textured world to mine Ifean, as well as your Gran.
Thanks Dave!
Very good words in total honour of your Gran.
Andy
I appreciate Andy.
like Doggerel Dave's comment articulated wonderfully, your writing brilliantly painted the intricate details of a daily life that we rarely get to experience, even those of us with African heritage
so reading your words, is like a journey into a reality we can't experience even if we went backpacking across the tear-reddened earth of cultural royalty, that is Africa's undeniable legacy,
a great dedication, bursting with colloquialism worded pride!
Thank you Mek.
You captured it very well. We often tend to overlook our roots, our heritage and those on whose shoulders we climbed to reach the mountains. This poem subtly amplifies all these and most especially, the personae - grandmas, who have sacrificed so much for us. We'll keep appreciating our women where ever they are.
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