Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Theme: Exile

(in Haiku)


The earth still rumbles
Joy, hate and blood exploding
Baby Doc returns

Debris all around
Foreign ovens bake its dough
To feed starving throng

Its mid-harvest there
And its cherry picking time
Papa Doc whispers

Much green backs on ground
Duvalier go weep there now
Love and hate confound

Agenda not clear
Papa Doc what should I do
Go replant my roots

Reconstruction, oui
Donations piled sky high
Papa still loves you

© Paterika Hengreaves
St James, Barbados
January 19, 2011/2:07 AM

1 comment:

  1. A deep poem about the situation in Haiti.
    How are you Paterika? Still a happy New Year to you and may it be a year of peace, strength and luck.
    Arohanui Marja

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