I am looking for Memory Gomwe

July 3, 2009 · Posted in Family, Friendship, Community · Comment 

I am looking for a friend of mine from the University of Zimbabwe, when I attended back in 1999 as an exchange student from the United States. Her name was Memory Gomwe (if I recall correctly she was engaged at the time, so her current surname may be different).

I believe that her father was a schoolteacher in Chegutu and I am certain that she was a Shumba (from what she told me about Shona culture). I understand if there is insufficient information to find her, but I am trying as many resources as possible to track her down. I humbly ask that, should you have any information on her or her family, you pass it along. I would be in your greatest debt. Thank you for your consideration.

my humble friend

October 24, 2008 · Posted in Poetry · Comment 

my humble friend

the dust that gathers at your feet

is sweet perfume to my nostrils

its an essence of virtue and goodness

which is cleansing and provides

a treasure of excellence

steeping you in the deep waters

of God-consciousness

leading you up on the steps of

eternity, out of the transient clutches of being

abandon not humbleness, my friend

for it is the secret doctrine

lo, confess, you’ve a special gift my friend

unpraised by men yet seen by the gods - humbleness

is the mother of all rivers

it is the sweet nectar upon

whose wings you can fly across

the rubicon into the land of

everlasting light