Under The Papaya Tree Poem by Rose Kanana

Under The Papaya Tree

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Under the papaya tree they sat
They relived and replayed their childhood days They were hardly ten years old when they sat there This time not to enjoy the cashew nuts but to launch a vision A vision of walking their families unity To make a better world for their children
A vision for the nation
To make a better world for you and me

They talked about the soiled hands of the society They talked about competition in looting public funds They talked about 'diluted' system of education They talked about the prolific politics and ethnic profiling

But
What was their contribution to change?
What was their next action to good governance? What was their role in redeeming the moral decadence? I 'grabbed' a theme for my literary work as this was my world
Darkness fell on them
They still sat under the papaya tree
Had eaten and drank the traditional 'muratina'

Had they changed the society?
Was the discussion a worth course?
Biblically did they deserve to eat on this day? Their women had fetched water and firewood The girls had done the cooking
The boys brought the animals back from graze lands
The chicken were back to the poultry house
They ate to fill and belched
They went to demand the last share of conjugal rights from their tired women What a society unit shame

Saturday, August 20, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: time,timeless
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Charity Karimi 21 August 2016

looks like the village life

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Rose Kanana 29 August 2016

sure gal

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Collins Waswa 23 August 2016

Were you bringing out the idleness/laziness of men? ? ? 'They went to demand the last share of conjugal rights from their tired women What a society unit shame' A very descriptive poem.

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Rose Kanana 29 August 2016

Not strange scenarios right?

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Aisha Masha 19 December 2016

Men should read this very educative poem on family life. Work man! !

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Eliza Mwendwa 16 September 2016

He he he he, my view is the modern man has overcome this vice.

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Nancy Majau 04 September 2016

i think this is laziness and selfish that our men are potraying

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Nancy Majau 04 September 2016

i feel this is being selfish .what a society?

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Jane Biashara 29 August 2016

hahhhahhahahahah they are true seeds of Adam

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Rose Kanana 29 August 2016

i concur Jane

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