*This is a dialogue poem, to be read across the page as one poem, then down the left and right columns as their own.
**The words in the left-hand column are an excerpt from Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet. The words in the right-hand column, and both columns together, are my own.
for Kamo
That breathing
which haunts.
seems unscrupulous
most of the time – remaining.
feeble ,moving
and eyes
bewildered flick
in wonder,
you ask mothers
is abandoning
the strongest love —
and don’t
most stay
determined until the end
Callie, You are in our thoughts as you experience South Africa. Hope it is a great experience and will give you some insight as to your future which will undoubtibly be rewarding and influential. Love you lots, Grandma