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Do not tell me anymore of the story of mermaids
Lurking in the fine gradient of the sea,eyes heavy
With a snaring desire,a Monalisa smile framed on their faces;

Or of sexy mermen and smiling salacious simpletons
To stereotype the smile mystery of the Digo of diani;
Their courtesy charms me like their taarab in the moonlight;

Their light-skinned women with lessos wrapped over their shoulders,

Flowery with big petals like butterflies, carrying messages

 Emblazoned in rich swahili proverbs [and poetry], or in pitch-black buibui,

Silvery silk hijabs on their heads,the all encircled face radiant like sunlight,

Their disarming ubiquitous smile,Proud seeming and confident with their polite dialect;
Even felt in the soft tread of their feet...

Digo women don't just smile to strangers, they greet them too.
"Here we don't buy nor sell salamu, we give them for free"
One elderly woman in Msambweni tells me one day when i pass by, stonefaced,

A typical bara demeanor with courtesy only reserved
For the familiar face, i feel the surge of culture shock
Creeping into my conscience, a creepy confusion like in a  stormy  sea;

A reflection of a sojourner's new baptism; i bowed my Crest-fallen head and solemnly said,

"Shikamoo mama",she answers "Marahaba mwanangu", amused and invigorated by aknowledgement.

What should one do with such love and laughter a humple lady?

I was told that the generosity of this old lady in Msambweni is this ripe,

Sustained breeze of the sea, slow patience

In the sweet matrix of mouths that blow kisses and smiles to everyone.

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Their henna art is breathtaking too, a spell-binding art,a love for femininity,

Seems they have all the time to spruce up,to be women:

Smart, sexy,sassy, their feline grace unlocking the loins of patriarchy;they know

Their place in the manworld, an aura of a social panache,
A tapestry touch of culture that sooths the soul,
A kind of social philosophy, a humple humanity born of the

Light of love and daring dalliance with life like fish in their natural element,

Their laughter lacerate the sea, make marks in the beach sands,build dreams

 In the fine gradient of the wave ,hearts entrenched in the soul of the sea.