the spelling of wordswords
themselves fascinated him
it was and wasnt funny to be
breezing along reading and have his eyes trip and stumble agile critters theyve yet to fall out of his head
they turnedsuddenly looked at each other chorused Yasee tha!
quickly he interceded if he hadnt theyd jump into one of their effervescent
rants leaving him at a standstill blind alongside the edge of a coarse road made
without sidewalks Yaguys saw wha ya saw
disgruntled they settled back in
their sockets
one spelled I L E C H U K W U the other sharper intoned It’s also spelled
E L O C H U K W U Igbo. Nigerian origin.
A boy’s name the other said Means God’s Will. the other
chided Not Gods’ Will? Traditionally
their religion believes in a creator god, an earth goddess, many deities,
spirits, as well as ancestors who protect their living descendants. They covered all
their bases.
vision dimming he interrupted
again Coud we have this conversation at
home You can knock yourselves out there Meanwhile were standing at the edge of a crummy
road Whadayasay guys
they grumbled
they were wise not to play the We-may-not-remember
card hed remember
he was fascinated
by the spelling O G B A N J E which he recalled another Nigerian writer used children who come and go hatchlings godlings
Can we keep walking
Yes.
And well keep reading Freshwater
Ohyes please.
If an I suspect we will come upon other words I willI promise stop
and write them down for us to discuss at home Deal
Can we marvel briefly?
Marvel Briefly
Deal.
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