I need to print out the photographs. Black and white. And then frame them. Paul.
Josephine. Herman Sr. Annabelle. Their parents, sisters, and brothers. Their parents, sisters, and brothers. And their parents, sisters, and brothers. I don’t want to add sage, but something else. Less endangered. Frankincense. Myrrh. Indigenous. African. More connected. The something else. Something to burn. White candles. The foods they like. Love. Really. Rice. Lots of rice. Gumbo. Courtbouillon. Turtle soup. Sweets. Ice cream. Sugar cane? Kush kush kaye. Cous Cous. Crystals too, maybe. Amethyst. Rose Quartz. Pyrite. Selenite. Black Tourmaline. Celestite. Moon stone. Turquoise. Malachite. Azurite. Labradorite. Pearl. Plants that are named after them. Anna. Jo. Bea. Some water. Libation. “An Afrikan Ritual of Heritage in the Circle of Life.” Pouring. Flooding. Draw a circle. In. A white cloth, atop a really nice table. A big one so they can all fit. 4 grandparents. 8 great-grandparents. 16 great great-grandparents. 32 great great great-grandparents. 64 great great great great-grandparents. 128 great great great great great-grandparents. 1,048,576 great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great-grandparents. Great parents. And their parents, sisters, and brothers. And their children and children’s children and their children. Some shells too. Cowrie. Currency. Sacred. Shell(s). Sea shells. Ocean. Yemaya swim through. We swam too. Danced too. and to.