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landlady's
extra
love
affairs, to the old men who
were trying to conceal
their impotence. I well
laughed at the trio. Some
of their jokes centered
around themselves.
When our visitors left,
Buu and I got back to Tene.
I wanted to benefit from
his
wide
experience,
particularly in matters
pertaining to getting a
wife,
so
I
listened
attentively.
“Kai,”
my
friend
commenced, “all this haste
in paying dowry for Tene,
have you had someone to
look into it for you, that is,
to divine for you? My advice
to you as a friend is, never
contemplate such a major
undertaking without it
being looked into.”
“Frankly I had not
thought
of
this,”
I
admitted. “Do you know
someone
you
can
recommend?” I asked. “A
very good man you mean?”
“Yes.”
“I know of several,” Buu
replied. “Ever heard of
Bleng? He can tell you things
that will make your hair rise.”
“No,” I shook my head. “I
would very much like to
meet him. How far does he
live from here?”
“Not so far. I can take you
there tonight if you so wish.”
“I suppose, his fees are
reasonable?”
“It depends on what you
want him to do for you.
He is not only a diviner,
but a zowo and master of
medicinal leaves. He can
do wonders for you if you
need him.”.. THE END….
January Issue 0115
A God Child Sees The
World
I was just an innocent
child
I was still yet in my
Teens
When Godpa started
Loving me.
Everything to me was
strange.
He Showered me with
Gifts
Such Lovely gifts I'd
never had
And made my Comrades
jealous.
He Longed for Stolen
moments
When he had me to
Himself.
I learned to kiss his
fervid Lips
And hold him firm
against my Breast.
About a month or two,
At a very Delicate Stage
When a teenage girl's
Confused
And Needs a Mother's
Care
My GodMa Sent me Out
To face a Cold and
heartless World
I Started out like this
While still yet in my
Teens.
Pa Moore at home pouring Palm
Wine and entertaining guests
Photo: LHC/Sylomun Weah
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Photo Credit: Althea Mark
Bai T. Moore was born on
October 12, 1910 in the
town of Dimeh, a Gola
village between Monrovia
and Tubmanburg in Liberia,
and died in Monrovia on
Jan. 10, 1988. He studied
at Virginia Union University
and returned to Liberia in
1941, where he served the
Liberian government in
various posts while writing,
promoting the Gola, Dey
culture and the general
cultures of Liberia. Bai T.
Moore became Minister of
Cultural
Affairs
and
Tourism
under
the
government of Samuel K.
Doe, a post that he served
in diligently until he died in
1988 at the age of 79.