Emelda Gwitima https://ipikai.org/author/emeldagwitima/ The Story of Zimbabwe in Poetry Wed, 28 May 2025 09:58:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/ipikai.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cropped-ipikai-favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Emelda Gwitima https://ipikai.org/author/emeldagwitima/ 32 32 200483121 Seamstress https://ipikai.org/issue-7/seamstress/ Wed, 28 May 2025 09:58:11 +0000 https://ipikai.org/?p=2100 I’ve been a piece of fabric beforeWith scissors hanging off my skin,a pattern cut, spilling like silk to the floorheld together by staples and pins. My mother’s sewing machine still has the spoolFrom the summer she died on a Mhunga bus in 1997;       I like to tell myself the rose gold yarn   … Read More »Seamstress

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]]> 2100 Congratulations https://ipikai.org/issue-1/congratulations/ Wed, 20 Apr 2022 11:36:51 +0000 https://ipikai.org/?p=284 Ring set in silver (It could have been gold)Gown in lavender (White would be bold)Bring her the flowers (Or, better, cash to hold)Down to the courthouse (The church is too cold)Sing all the good songs (The spinster is sold)Frowns aren’t allowed her (Should hands unfold?)Things will be better (Or so I’ve been told)Crown for her… Read More »Congratulations

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