In the age of Covid-19 A debate raged:
Are Lives More important Or are Livelihoods ? A Powerful Money Man said: Who cares? Money is to be made Let's Make it. What does Johnny have to say? Augusto On Sun, 21 Jun, 2020, 10:08 PM augusto pinto, <pinto...@gmail.com> wrote: > In the age > of Covid -19 > On Father's Day, > > I thought about > Marcello Francisco Pinto > > My father > > Mad fella > > Unlike all the > Goan Afrikanders > Who loved the English > > And who had > Abandoned Konkani > > To embrace English > > He advised me > In Kenya's > Post Independence > 60s > > When I was but > a 6 year old > > To question > All my cousins: > > "Why are you rushing > To Britain?" > > "To lick > The arses > Of the Whites > Isn't it?" > > On his part > He declared: > > "Mhaka Goenchich > Mati zai." > > He came down > To Goa > in 1970. > > He reunited > With his beloved > Goenchi Mati > In 1972. > > Happy Father's Day > Marcel. > > What does Johnny have to say? > > > Augusto > > > On Sat, 20 Jun, 2020, 6:58 PM augusto pinto, <pinto...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> In the age >> of Covid -19 >> *Mzee* Gando >> Decided >> to go >> To the *Zatra* >> of the God >> of the Bizarre >> Lord Shri Vichitra. >> >> There *Mzee* >> *Mjinga sana* >> I should say >> Was a Somebody >> Searching for sanity >> from among >> the gathered *Zatrekars* >> Like the bright >> Prosore that he is. >> >> First he found >> Patron of the pickpocketed >> Anton de Padua >> In the fiery rain >> Who feeling sorry >> Warmly and warily >> Wryly but wisely >> Whispered, Catlicks >> Will be Catlicks. >> >> Then Bwana G >> Met Solo D'Lit >> Who brush in balti >> Sketched *Mzee's* face >> On a wall over the legend >> *Aiz mhaka f**aleam t**uka.* >> Gando* s*creamed: >> *Saiba bhogos*! Spare me! >> As Solo sloshed away. >> >> Next he went to meet >> Magik *Mam*' Marsu >> But encountered instead >> Acerbic Aunty Alsu >> Who came with >> *Bhairi* to cure >> Nephew Adu >> Of delusionitis >> Beginning with his *bonku*. >> >> Finally Pro >> His A sore visited Anu Anon >> *Bhirant dista, Bhirant dista* >> Cringed Gando - >> Save me from slavery! >> P'd off >> Anu growled >> at Gando: up yours >> *Mjinga sana!* >> >> What does Johnny have to say? >> >> Augusto Pinto >> >
