Title

Saben [by David Lasisi].

Author

Lasisi, David.

Source

[Not applicable]

Publication date

1976

Type

About the work

Language

English

Country of context

Australia

Full text

Saben.

A certain elder had died
We buried him and then we cried
On a certain night he came back
He was all dressed in black
He stood half-drowned in a water well
And his shoulders he did carry the head of a pig
Within this dream Timoth saw the elders reappearance
The elder told him that a Malaggan must be carved
And be put on his grave
Saying no more the elder made his disappearance
Timoth woke up all confused
And told a wood carver about his dream
Of how the elder had reappeared to him
And had made his request.

© David Lasisi 1976.