A Beautiful Day at the Chipandwes

Today is Saturday, a wonderful day

January 3rd feels like a day in May

Kalunga woke up with energy so great

Mutaminwa spoke quickly, not a slow rate

Mwelwa entered the room like a butterfly?

Spread her wings, greeted all softly with her smile

Kalunga grinned, tossed his M&Ms so high

Behold! Many pieces waiting in a pile

Tami came to the rescue, put all in file

Mwelwa entertained us with a slight of hand

And Kalunga kept moving can’t count the miles

Yet, my spirit soared; my face put on a smile

Tami played an impala on a wide plain

She kept jumping, gliding, flying like a plane

Yet, she kept asking me: what are you writing?

I told her: wait! Soon, it you will be reading

She nodded and continued entertaining

I smiled.?Today, the sun is really shining!

Kalunga left the room; Tami is watching

In the other room the TV is blaring

Mwelwa and Rosalie so busy looking

?Gazing at pictures from the trip, enjoying

Now, I am alone inside the room thinking

What a beautiful day at the Chipandwes!

Mwelwa and Rosalie now in the garden

They are thinking of paradise called Eden

They find a snail crawling the path it’s beaten

Thought to pick it up; no! Not to be eaten

Both agree escargot cannot be trodden

They gave him his freedom, assured his haven

Today is a great day! Life is beautiful!

So, Rosalie and I thank the Chipandwes