Birth
Birth, like bathing,
is always new;
being born, like breathing,
is constantly fresh.
we bath at our birth
and we begin to breathe.
Birth, bathing and breathing
are analogous yet diverse
and each day, which makes a year, is
our birth, our bathing and our breathing.
Birth, like bathing,
is always new;
being born, like breathing,
is constantly fresh.
we bath at our birth
and we begin to breathe.
Birth, bathing and breathing
are analogous yet diverse
and each day, which makes a year, is
our birth, our bathing and our breathing.
Ndongolera C. Mwangupili works as a Senior Inspector of Schools in Malawi. He
has vast experience as a teacher of English and Bible Knowledge. Many of his
short stories, poems and essays have been published in the Malawi News
and Weekend Nation. His stories are anthologized in Modern Stories
from Malawi and The Bachelor of Chikanda and Other Stories. His poem
“The Genesis” was anthologized in The Time Traveller of Maravi: New Poetry
from Malawi. His other poem “Letters to a Comrade” is published online in
India on www.openroadreview.in.
He believes that there is a thin line between fiction and reality. All that
people write is a re-creation of what is already known to the writer and exists
not only in the mind of the writer but also outside the writer, therefore,
fiction is actually facts written as if they are not facts. He is married to
Angella, and they have two daughters Mary Magdalena and Princess Cleopatra.
I started catching up to this poem after I read it the second time, it invites the reader to think about some familiar fundamentals in an expanded frame of reference, I think that's one of a poet's goals...
ReplyDeleteThanks for this insightful comment.
DeleteNdondgolera,
ReplyDeleteA truly beautiful poem. I love it!
Your friend,
David Fox
Thanks for your encouragement.
Deletea master piece that forced me to reflect on my own birth, bath and breathing
ReplyDeleteThanks very much.
DeleteWell-written. Imagery abound. Nice write, Ndongolera. Thank you for sharing and continued blessings!
ReplyDelete-MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)