Cathy Buckle from Zimbabwe: At the Going Down of the Sun

At the going down of the sun By Cathy Buckle November 12, 2022 Dear Family and Friends, In the still, quiet heat of a Matabeleland morning a few kilometres into the Matopos National Park outside Bulawayo a friend and I came to the consecrated ground of a shrine. An Emerald Spotted Wood Dove was calling, its haunting, mournful song in this sacred place bringing goose bumps to my arm. Backed by a steep black granite hill, the shrine stands amongst the tumbled boulders as an enduring memorial to those who have fallen in war. Beautifully fenced with each metal post topped…