...for Melissa

august 2015.

One loses nothing, but gains waiting
Our forebears said: patience pays
Thus I beseech you, princess of the moon:
Ignore not wisdom of the old
But plead with your patience, a little longer just
Soon we shall harvest our dreams.
This crooked path we negotiate with
Soon will straighten, as distances shorten
The mere pricks of silence reigning
Shouldn't endear your heart to weakness
Once this whirlwind has passed
Soon we shall come together, forever!
The sound of music from our hearts shall reach our ears;
We shall stripe off debts of life and exercise our muscles...
(c) wafula p'khisa
-Thigh of an Elephant-