Sisters: A poem 

Growing up amid the love of siblings 

The joy of sharing and the well-fared tidings 

Tender years in the open playing fields 

Blessings of childhood that innocence yields 

And those calming dawns at the breezy beach 

Uncaring and free, for the stars to reach 

Dad’s open-heartedness, Mum’s love and duty 

Untrammeled happiness that was our blissful reality 

Did we not own the benevolence of God? 

As we reckoned with adulthood, dealt with life’s sod 

Yet we were gifted with the strength to be resilient 

The joys of a phenomenal childhood were so effervescent 

We learnt not to be mawkish but to be strong 

Integrity taught by parents got us through all along 

But what was gained from you my dear luminescent sisters 

Was the incredible depth, strength and wisdom of feminine principles