Don Clerico Poems

Horns honk as the traffic officer
directs dozens of tro tros, taxis, buses and trucks
through the busy Pedu intersection.
We enter the junction and instantly
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Preface:
Among those who translate the Bible, the term “heart language” refers to the language with which a person feels most comfortable and at ease. It is the language of his heart.

'Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language. And they were amazed and astonished, saying, 'Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? ”
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Raw fish, dried fish, fried fish too,
plastic pails in red and blue.
Peppers, plantains, yams and stew,
the market has it all for you.
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