mhangele
beneath the fading blue
the cloth recalls strikes every which way white
atop the blue
block print guinea fowl walking together for
eons
beneath the fowl
grassy land
thorny veld
trace-less soils
human fractioned humus
what the print maker’s daughter recalls
trekking brief moments of flight
searching for trees not forests
dust baths
concealed nests padded soft green black white
androgynous flirting
female egg sharing
male fasting
collective keet raising
tick scarfing that helps prevent
pandemics
Salimah Valiani is a poet, activist and researcher who loves journeying with Poetry Potion prompts. The prompts have been key to saving her soul during the pandemic. Her new collection, 29 leads to love, will be launched soon.