Sold my soul to Her who Speaks from her Heart

How I met Mganga

Sengenya dance

Can you hear the drums Beating in the dust Hidden by the trees And houses of mud? Can you find the passage Guarded by the goats Grazing the tall grass Moving in circles? Lines are forming, Women then men, Bright colored dresses, Bright lined skirts. Moving their feet, shaking their bodies in a simple rhythm,…

The Orbs & the Baobab tree

Land of many Children

Twins are born Onto the land Where many children abide The owner of the forest. He is a slave master His enormous shadow Rises with the sun And falls onto the forest. Many mouth he’s gotta feed Tempted to swallow them instead He wishes to move them Somewhere far Never to see them again. Feed…

Let loose the Inner Child

Sacred forests of Coastal Kenya

While vacationing on the coast in Kenya this summer, we were very fortunate to stay in one of the rare foreign-owned houses built in the traditional Kenyan way using galana (slate) and featuring a round makuti, thatched roof. We were also fortunate to have the only climbable water tower in the neighborhood, which allowed us…