Watching the child 'Mun' in our neighborhood grow up alongside my own daughter, Babylou was a joy. They were classmates since Kindergarten, and ‘Adina' and I would always walk our tots home together, chatting all the way until we reached our apartment and got off on different floors. A couple of happy years passed and the children were in the same primary school again. ‘Adina’ and I would be seated together in the Parent’s Bay area while waiting for the dismissal time. Our thoughts and outlook blended like cream and mascarpone cheese in a Blondie. Happy-go-Lucky to the hilt, she was always with a sunny disposition, her bright smile the highlight of her personality. But life can be cruel in ways that we never dream. A few years into Primary school, ‘Adina' in a state of stupor confided in me that ‘Mun’ was diagnosed with cancer. To say I was jolted with this piece of news is an understatement. This 8 year old girl who pranced ahead of us playfully alongside Babylou whi...
Sanguine Allegory is a cache of fables, fairy tales, and fantasy. With a weave of words on a dreamy tapestry, there are nostalgic memoirs, stories of lands faraway and also poetry.