The following poem was written as part of a poetry-writing event at Spurgeons Academy, to mark World Poetry Day
Mother went to the forest, to bring firewood
She went to the river, to fetch water
Mother went to the shops, to buy salt and soap
She went to the neighbour’s home, to get milk
He was sitting on a stool in the shade of a tree
Mother peeled bananas, she prepared food
Mother served us, she washed the dishes
Mother made our beds, she said she would wake us up very early in the morning
Where was father?
He was sitting on a stool in the corner of the kitchen
Mother went to the market to sell fruits and vegetable
She went to an uncle’s home, to prepare for his wife’s burial
She swept all the dirt from the house and rearranged everything
She washed and ironed our clothes, Mother bathed us, she fed the cows and goats
Where was father?