Hebert Logerie Poems

Like the rose of a special spring,
I find you very fascinating and exceptional.
You're very pretty, charming and beautiful.
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Comme la rose d'un spécial printemps,
Je te trouve très fascinante et exceptionnelle.
Tu es très jolie, charmante et belle.
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You really have to be a notoriously cruel criminal
To kill a Poet, a gentle person, an earth angel,
Who is not afraid to continually tell it like it is.
The Poet always tells the whole truth, at ease.
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God created only ONE race:
The Human Race.
He did not create a white race,
A black race, a brown race
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Le géant baobab du clan de Madiba de Mveso
De l’Afrique n’est plus avec nous; il a laissé le berceau,
Avec le vent du midi, en destination de l’au delà.
Son excellence Rolihlhala, connu pour les intimes,
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These are all lies.
These are dead flies
That can no longer move.
Change your groove,
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Hell in Haiti; Hell in Santo Domingo.
Our brothers and sisters have nowhere to go,
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Tell me what color you see
When you close your eyes at night.
Do you see the blue and clear waves of the sea?
The answer is negative. Do you see, in flight,
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O Mignonne, ce soir, je ne t'attendrai pas aussi tard,
A l'heure où les cigales et les criquets ne chanteront plus.
Je dormirai cinq minutes avant le passage des corbillards,
Quand Les canards effrayés se réfugieront derrière les fûts.
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A deranged person with a machine gun
Is a disaster waiting to happen.
A machine gun is a mass killing instrument.
No one should have one in an apartment.
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