In praise of Kpele wontsemei – Marion Kilson
In Praise of Kpele Wↄƞtsԑmԑi
By Marion Kilson
Caught by her god,
Chosen messenger between god and human;
Caught by her god,
Defamed no more as childless and unschooled;
Caught by her god,
Crowned with the five corners of the world;
Caught by her god,
To perform entranced kpele song and dance;
Caught by her god,
To unravel the past and reveal the future.
12/20/18