Snow joke. Mount Wellington, as seen from Geilston Bay. July 2011. Ezra's birthday party is due to begin in one hour's time. I hope that by the time this post goes up: i) the cake is done and dusted, ii) the party bags are brimming with goodies, iii) the children are dressed, fed and watered, and, iv) the sun is out. But first, a poem... More Hope More Dust , Kojo Laing Three Ghanaians have taped goats’ backs, they block the dung. I By the dust-blown koobi stands a chief on one leg, AM taped goats grunt and move their dust onto the flat fish, OBSESSED and to the raised one leg the horn sends a low sympathy WITH of music, for three Ghanaians plus three equals three Ghanaians still, THE who stand behind the bus and admire the exhaust-pipe TOUCH freshly sweet with sugar-cane that was exhaustedly brought OF as the goat escapes with a powerful blast, its SKINS own anti-hoarding exercise done through the hide of the rump. AT The chief dancing with the other leg expects koobi in the e...