The second school term brings parent teacher meetings‘. A Meeting Elmarie Schwartz Botha, a woman of sacrifice, strength, and much wisdom, and yes, a love for dragonflies and fudge. I’d learned about Elmarie, through Trishara, my 17-year-old a while ago. I had no idea that our first meeting, to speak about Trishara‘s Afrikaans progress, would bring me to my knees in humbleness. You see, Elmarie had shared her life’s journey with her class one day, it had been a tough road that she’d walked, But she was not to be deterred, her unshakable faith in God and her love for making fudge had carried her through. Trishara had captured the story of her life’s journey in a little poem, Fudge. Yeah, this is one of those ‚the apple does not fall far from the tree‘ moments, Well done, my dearest Trishara, Mummy’s proud of you, so here’s Fudge…
The smell of the sweet treat,
permeates through the kitchen,
as you take a bite,
you will taste the sugar,
but i taste the perseverance,
yes, the condensed milk flavour is there,
but cant you taste the sacrifice,
as the buttery goodness touches your tongue,
the love touches my heart ❤️