Lara Dolphin // Rogations for a Ugandan Child // Poetry
Lara Dolphin Rogations for a Ugandan Child (Previously curated by Rusty Truck) May the sillage of Mugoyo that your mother carries from fire to table Wake you from resplendent dreams to the start of a new day. May the uniform scrubbed by hand in a plastic tub then hung on the line Be crisp and dry and ready to wear. May the fragrant oil rubbed into your scalp Make your braids neat and smooth. Tugende, Mukwano! May your father’s electric Tuk Tuk Convey you safely to school before he heads to work . May the new metal roof above your classroom Protect the desks from sun or heavy rains. May the teacher’s chalk and your No. 2 pencils and notebook Last until all the lessons have been taught and learned. May you grow and live and shine. May you be of service to your people. • The Nation That Doesn’t Want To Be A Brueghel (Previously curated by Lothlorien Poetry Journal) About suffering they are never wrong, The Ugandans: how reluctantly they c...
