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(Wise, Edible) Wart hog

Written by Ngwatilo Mawiyoo
Monday, 06 April 2009
Ngwatilo is writing a poem a day. He looked good enough to eat, we could cook him slowly on a spit with an apple in his mouth the horns on either side hanging pineapple rings to offer playful sweetness. But who would slaughter such innocence, when chicken and goats exist here for food? Who knows how many the warthog saves in prayer? He kneels to eat as if thanking his maker for life and food, worshiping.Has he learned from example or have his bones told him. The rains are near, perhaps he offers thanks for that also, while we complain at its delay, and defile the land endlessly as only we know how. ----------------------------------------------------- (Wise, Edible) Wart hog is Ngwatilo's poem for today. Join her and post per the prompts on Poetic Asides . Drop one here for Kenya Imagine too! Submit to culture[at]kenyaimagine[dot]com Set as favorite Bookmark Email This Trackback(0) TrackBack URI for this entry Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Show/Hide comments Show/Hide comment form Write comment Name Email Title Comment smaller \| bigger Subscribe via email (Registered users only) I have read and agree to the Terms of Usage. Write the displayed characters
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