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Rosalin wakes up early in the morning. She rises at the rooster’s second crow, Or at the muezzin’s first call to prayer, if you may, To make tea for her husband And porridge for her youngling. To milk, to wash, to sweep. Her husband, Wesili, Wakes just after sunrise, Red-eyed, musty-breathed. He asks, “Why is…
What’s more, he is remarkably knowledgeable about female reproductive issues, with facts readily at his fingertips. This was particularly striking for a doctor his age as we associate such deep expertise in this field with grey hairs. It was in fact the depth of his knowledge that disarmed me eventually and inspired the confidence to continue the course with him.