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Sithu=title he was awarded in 1950s
U=Uncle or Mr--(honorific)
He signed the banknotes bc at that time Burmese bank notes were printed at Delarue in UK and he was Chairman of the Burma Currency Board.
Kyi May Kaung
6-2-2023
Actually, I represent his unfinished work (oeuvre)
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oeu·vre
noun
noun: oeuvre; plural noun: oeuvres
the works of a painter, composer, or author regarded collectively.
"the complete oeuvre of Mozart"
a work of art, music, or literature.
"an early oeuvre"
I got to study Political Science, to paint a lot, to read a lot, to write novels, short stories, essays, poems,
and to live life while his was cut short at age 52.
I remember all the poems he read to me, The Red Shoes, to calm me down when I was 8 and had a fight with cousin Mongoose.
the walks to see Prof. Luce, the art books we looked at together--the walk on the Bund when he went off to chat with monk U Thithtila,
the poetry of Dylan Thomas, of TS Eliot,
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he Gupta period Buddha head we sculpted and cast with the help of U San Win.
--
I wrote in the Dedication to my book-length poem--Shee Monkey goes West,
"I hope Dear Father,
You are proud of me."
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Kyi May Kaung
The Middle Daughter
6-2-2023
