Even when the sun set far away from you
It gives me joy to remember my humble home
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There’s a place in my mind where my eyes desire,
Where my heart rejoice when I behold her beauty
The mornings bring abundant joy to me
And the evening is a delight I long for
Sometimes our pots are half full
Sometimes they are half empty
But the peace here is fulfilling
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At breakfast Ma serves the honey bread
And will tell the tales of the stingy bees
And how we must not mess with those!
In the late evenings Granny will start her stories
She told of the countryside, and of the years she lived
I have learned my grandfather fought in Hitlers war
And he loved the things I so much cherished now
Aunt Nena has joked that I was my Grandpa’s reincarnate
It was a good laugh for everyone, nothing could compare to that…
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To be continued
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Commentary: This piece is dedicated to my late Grandpa, Mazi Abraham Duruoha, late Granny Uluocha Duruoha Chinyere and my late Aunt Nnenna Stephen. God bless their souls. Amen.
Image by my little brother: Chijindu Favour Iroegbu
