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Mama's Gold


Mama's Gold lies deeply buried along
with dreams of her Princess childhood.

She probes Earth for meaning and a meal
and if that fails, she must turn over at night
for those other miners to dig through her fields

Mama's Gold is buried 
along with her dreams.
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Ewiase said…
those were the days when we thought this was a dangerous work and is now being done by women too. this is really serious.
26 April 2012 at 09:19
yeh said…
This is beautiful! Love the earthy color scheme and the shadows! Beautiful photo journalism.
26 April 2012 at 13:44
SocialDela said…
African Mothers the most hardworking in the world but the least rewarded
26 April 2012 at 18:02
nii dzenma said…
am deeply touched.
only pray that the "other" miner will be of more support to her after mining.
26 April 2012 at 18:37
yeh said…
and I saw your picture on BBC, nice:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17855168
27 April 2012 at 04:56
AfricaShowBoy's Blog said…
Ewiase, it's a tough life out there for most of our women. Often, a number of them have to choose between depending on an abusive spouse, doing a risky job like this one or trying prostitution.
27 April 2012 at 07:10
AfricaShowBoy's Blog said…
Yeh, thank you for your kind words and for pointing me to the BBC post. Good job there by Jepchumba.
27 April 2012 at 07:12
AfricaShowBoy's Blog said…
Dela, African mothers really work hard but I have no statistics to prove they are the "most hardworking in the world". Don't get me wrong, I'm a witness to the price they often pay for motherhood and I know a lot of mothers around the world share these burdens too.
27 April 2012 at 07:15
AfricaShowBoy's Blog said…
Nii Dzenma, I wish so too. I can't stand men who use and dump women like they are nothing. Fairplay is a principle for life not just football
27 April 2012 at 07:19
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