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!
Notes To Gogo
Ifeanyichukwu Onwughalu
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 04/09/2021
Poet's note: For our beloved Grandmothers
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