A new poem has been added to my Poetry archive.
Loss of a Grandfather
I sat at a distance from Natavasara
Alone
A smooth rounded stone
On the foundation of Nukucagina – the adjacent ‘yavu’
Provided a perch for self-reflection
At four years old
I didn’t understand the protocol
I saw however
Groups of adults
Going in and out of Natavasara
I didn’t hear any funebrial wail
Silence and solemnity
Were deafening – in a manner of speaking
Nature’s elements in their finest
It seemed
Had conspired for a contemplative farewell – to the Beyond
Much later
An all-embracing hug from aunt Salote
Woke me up from my reverie
Her reflective parting musing
Still rings true today as it was then
“Isa, Tukana, who will now provide
The grandfatherly care you have become so used to?”
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