Mbaya.

You were so strong and so beautiful.
Hips held high to the sky,
Athena blushed with jealousy.

Smile so wide,
heart so nice,
life was full with you.

With you, was laughter
and boldness and
peace and wisdom.

With you was passion,
and generosity and
compassion.

If I am ever a quarter of the woman that you were, then I know I would have lived as I should.

I always knew,
from the minute I learnt your name,
that my daughter would be named after you...

Mbaya.

A beautiful ring to it.

A name with the force of the universe behind it.

You live forever kaka (grandma), though the earth is void of one more angel, the heavens have
gained the star that shone brightly in our lives.

Love you.