"Discovery"
Static from our shortwave
radio almost drowned
out the words.
Tranquility Base
The Eagle has landed.
I stood in my Nigerian kitchen,
distracted. Dinnertime
and our new cook
met his premier potato peeler.
As Buzz Aldrin left
the first foot prints
on moon’s dusty surface,
I guided Ahmadu’s
hand over the surface
of a carrot.
© 2008 Ann Metlay
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