By Joyce Ashuntantang
Mami Njaliko, I remember:
Bangles flushed her hand from elbow to wrist
She walked in strides
And swayed to the jingle in her brain
Her eyes flushed the world up and down, left to right.
Her rags were robes
Her soles were shoes
Her hair knotted.
She owned her world and wares;
How we saw her, she did not know
She knew she was cool!
Aunty Joyce,thats a cool one.Reminiscent of a true African beauty,unadultrated.
Posted by: Metiege Noel | January 22, 2010 at 07:31 AM
Personality can be defined as a dynamic and organized set of characteristics possessed by a person that uniquely influences his or her cognitions, motivations, and behaviors in various situations. The word "personality" originates from the Latin persona, which means mask. Significantly, in the theatre of the ancient Latin-speaking world, the mask was not used as a plot device to disguise the identity of a character, but rather was a convention employed to represent or typify that character.
Posted by: buy dsi r4 | January 26, 2010 at 09:28 AM
@ Metiege Noel,Your reading of this poem is interesting and revealing. @ Buy dsi r4, Your explanation of the meaning of "personality" certainly provides one set of keys in unlocking the poem. Thanks.
Posted by: joyce Ashuntantang | January 26, 2010 at 11:27 AM