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• Birthday Present – Eti Sa’aga

  It was the eve
  of the new moon
  that my daughter
  gave me a pebble
  for my birthday.
  It was gift-wrapped
  with tiny fingers,
  sticky with mango juice.

• Of Butterflies and Bubbles – Eti Sa’aga

  Last night,
  I watched my son
  catching moments
  that I missed.
  With rompish care,
  he tossed my
  fears and regrets
  into the air,
  shrieking with laughter
  as they bounced
  on the floor
  bursting into
  brilliant sunshines
  of butterflies and bubbles.

  For hours
  he frolicked
  with my awkwardness
  through the rainbow vapour
  and dancing smiles
  while I,
  in discomfort,
  sprouted impossible wings
  only to find that
  I was too heavy
  for the butterflies
  and too clumsy
  for the bubbles.