Teddy Kimathi Poet Narrative

Dust

He collected a bowl of dust,
and quickly hid it into a green bottle.
The bottle's weight didn't change much,
but his heart had changed a lot,
since his parent's relocation to the North-pole.
Everything around him felt frozen and remote;
sometimes he felt as though he was in a giant freezer,
preserving memories of his blissful life in Africa.
He remembered how he slid on mud during rainy seasons;
the dust that surrounded dancers during celebrations;
the earth that swallowed the breathless in funerals....
Dust, he felt, was a gateway to the realm of Mother Earth.
A bottle of dust was his only way of smelling, touching, and feeling
the land of his ancestors.....



Date: 21/03/2017

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Debbie Duncan July 26, 2017 at 10:18 PM Very nice write, if you put it in a contest it would win :) thank you for liking my Brimming With Echoes :) Teddy Kimathi July 28, 2017 at 4:04 AM Welcome, Debbie. You stroke the pen very nicely! ;-) Thank you for kindly applauding my work! *^_^*

John Michaels April 2, 2017 at 5:45 AM Nice write. Congratulations on your win! Regards, John. Teddy Kimathi April 4, 2017 at 5:42 AM Thank you so much for your kind applause, John!! ;-)

Sushma A. Singh March 30, 2017 at 10:11 AM Great! Congrats! Teddy Kimathi March 30, 2017 at 6:29 PM Thank you so much, Sushma!! :-)

Jan Allison March 29, 2017 at 12:06 PM I can really relate to your poem as my father was given a tin can of dirt from his homeland . Unique take on the theme and many congrats Teddy:-) hugs Jan xx Teddy Kimathi March 30, 2017 at 6:27 PM Wow, Jan, that's really amazing!! Thank you for your warm applause, and enjoying my piece!! *^_^*

John Hamilton March 29, 2017 at 9:56 AM Congrats Teddy on a fine win! Teddy Kimathi March 30, 2017 at 6:25 PM Thank you so much, John!! :-)

Phil Capitano March 29, 2017 at 6:48 AM Way to go Teddy, this Dust is worth saving, lol. Nice win, congrats. Teddy Kimathi March 30, 2017 at 6:24 PM Lolest, at all cost. Thank you so much Phil, for your kind applause!! :-)

Kai Michael Neumann March 29, 2017 at 2:43 AM Great. Congratulations on your win. The meaning of dust is what we make it. Kai Teddy Kimathi March 30, 2017 at 6:22 PM Wise words you've said, Kai. Thank you so much for your kind applause!! :-)

Joseph May March 28, 2017 at 11:39 PM Congrats on your win Teddy Teddy Kimathi March 30, 2017 at 6:20 PM Thank you so much, Joseph!! :-)

Agnes Krampe March 28, 2017 at 9:37 PM Congrats on your win, Teddy. I love what you did with the theme. Teddy Kimathi March 30, 2017 at 6:19 PM It took time to think about the theme.... Thank you so much Agnes, for your kind applause!! *^_^*

Eve Roper March 28, 2017 at 9:28 PM Teddy, congratulations on your win very nicely done ~* Teddy Kimathi March 30, 2017 at 6:17 PM GreetingS, Eve. Thank you so much for your kind applause!! *^_^*

Janis Medders Tobechi March 28, 2017 at 8:55 PM The earth that swallowed the breathless, its a metaphoric blessing to read. Congratulations on your win. a fave for me. Teddy Kimathi March 30, 2017 at 6:16 PM Thank you so much Janis, for enjoying, faving and applauding my write!! *^_^*

Janice Canerdy March 28, 2017 at 8:19 PM Beautiful, creative! Congrats on your well-deserved win, Teddy! Janice Teddy Kimathi March 30, 2017 at 6:13 PM Thank you so much Janice, for your warm applause!! *^_^*

Andrea Dietrich March 26, 2017 at 4:27 PM wow, this is very UNIQUE. I see a WIN with this gem. Wonderful!! Teddy Kimathi March 27, 2017 at 7:41 AM Thank you so much for loving and praising my work, Andrea!! *^_^*

Joseph May March 26, 2017 at 8:07 AM Well penned..I like the contrast of the two locations..which showed how important dust was to him..A7 Teddy Kimathi March 27, 2017 at 7:38 AM Thank you so much Joseph, for taking time to read and enjoy my piece!! ;-)

Probir Gupta March 21, 2017 at 7:15 AM Nice depth and love in 'dust' ... will not rust ... Teddy Kimathi March 22, 2017 at 6:09 AM Greetings, Probir. Thank you so much for your kind comment!! :-)