"So
tired, hungry, don’t think I can go much further, I miss my wife, I miss my
children so very much."
Anansi
was what we Trinis call a 'family man'. Anansi loved his family dearly and
could not bear to be away from them for very long.
All
around him was dense lush greenery. He was hearing strange sounds of birds and
animals, all for the very first time. And he thought to himself: "If I
could only reach the coastline I could start ...
[At page 7 from'Anansi and the Twelve Days of Christmas;' by Gillena Cox]
Its February 11th and YES its my birthday. Thanks for ALL the wishes, greetings, and gifts of poetry; ONLY SOME of which is posted here
Happy birthday mother Gill.
May your happiness stand tall like the hill
Much soothing like the early lark’s thrill
And the morning sunrays on your window overspill
With your dreams pouring in peaceful and still
As designed by the father in his Will
With every pathways cleared up of pills and chills
And your life lived with nothing on blank page to fill… From ~ Adjei Agyei-Baah, Ghana
Thanks for your greetings and well wishes; i'm now coughing a lot, but hey, you all made my day so beautiful and special, don't mind having another birthday next year: much loveI
