submission by Joji Varghese Kuncheria

[Varghese Kuncheria]

Dear Dr. Fab,

My Petrarchan Sonnet below, which is unpublished, is for the new Anthology.

The Beginning

(A Petrarchan Sonnet)

By Joji Varghese Kuncheria 

Four decades ago my sojourn started,

In the mid of twenties, to be precise,

A journey of a lifetime so joyous,

By a lad daring, bold and determined,

To perceive, explore and conquer the world,

From my land of coconuts and spices,

To the horn of Africa full of bliss,

Circumspectly moving spellbound and stunned.

So it all began in warm Nazareth,

In a province of Abyssinia,

Arriving on Christmas, the twenty fifth,

An hour by bus from Addis Ababa,

On a beautiful day of the Sabbath,

Through that cool and highland of Injera.

Warm regards,

Varghese.