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Masai Boyfriend

Masai Boyfriend I’m in love with a Masai Boy Tall sable-skinned giant. In hand, a stick his joy Smile; true lips of a saint! Wealth: bull, cow and calf Safe from creatures feline Identity, not Masai by half But, nomad of a royal line. Sceptre; his wooden sticks Royal Cloth, the red robes... Savouring gore with licks Logs stuck in his earlobes. “Stands with imposing height “Scanning the Masai Mara “On a leg of striking might!” So writes his lover Clara. “High Jumper of renown,” Again, she sent the tweets, “Sound sleep have I known “He jumps inside sheets!” **With Love & Respect for the exemplary fortitude of Kenyan Cultures, whose “imposing height” (evocative of the Masai) is a pride of Human sanctity. **The Poem is a reflection of, sometimes, a cross-culture and cross-racial marriages that, despite diversity in norms, may bestow a fantastic experience and everlasting bliss. **With happy memories of my Friend, Gerald Kithinji, a Patriotic Poet of Kenya (his beautiful Homeland.) JM 02nd Nov’ 2013

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Date: 11/21/2013 3:40:00 AM
For a while I thought u were a Maasai, hehehe...... Come to Kenya sometime
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Joseph Matose
Date: 11/21/2013 3:49:00 AM
Kennedy. Kenyan culture, music, beautiful ladies....never cease to amaze me. I love your country. Friend, JM
Date: 11/4/2013 2:31:00 PM
Awesome poem, JM; just absolutely loved it. You never fail to amaze and amuse me with your words; excellent write, my friend! :)
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Date: 11/4/2013 7:41:00 AM
Great write here Shamwari. Masai love knows no bounds- temporal, cultural or spacial. Mark has said it well. Maita mabasa!
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Joseph Matose
Date: 11/4/2013 8:10:00 AM
Good Day Gerald. Thanks for the comment. It makes me feel a lot comfortable. I thank you for appreciating me in my mother tongue: "maita mabasa"= "you've done a great job"! Friend, JM
Date: 11/2/2013 11:40:00 AM
I'm so fond of Kenya and enjoyed my brushes with its culture. This poem speaks compellingly of the Masai but is indeed a strong metaphor of marriage outside the norms. Let the rulemakers cringe. Mark
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Joseph Matose
Date: 11/4/2013 8:14:00 AM
Thanks Mark. You're so connected to Nature Mark. Now I know how to rub you the right way! I've written another poem from when I read this comment entitled: Armadillo: A Child & another one Masai Mara Migration. You might relish it all Mark. Thanks for your support. I'll continue to enjoy your well-thought out poetry. Friend, JM

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