RIP AUNTIE CARO KWATEIKAI GWIRA

She was an extraordinary woman with a radiant voice.
Spoke softly, always with empathy and wisdom

Auntie Caro was beautiful
Graceful
Hopeful and
Gifted with a serene, calming spirit.
The kind even the most turbulent storms obey

Heaven must have been missing an angel
So now that her work is done
She must fly home
Before her bones turn to dust and ashes

Auntie Caro was my mother’s best friend
Auntie Ewurafua went first
Now Auntie Caro is also gone,
Joining Uncle Ebo, her loving husband and all the family members gone before.

Sorry, Daniel, Ken, Reggie, and Donald
A mother is a son’s first true love
But shed no tears

Sorry, Baby Caro
A mother is a daughter’s first true friend
But shed no tears

Our mothers are possibly comparing notes and chatting happily away, as they always did.

Auntie Caro will tell them we are all doing fine
And hope when our work is done, meet them all again

Kwesi Owusu – Notes From My Life Story