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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Il y a un poème qui vit dans mon cœur, c’est pour toi,
C’est de toi, Mignonne. Ce poème te ressemble.
Je l‘ai écrit pour toi, ce matin, avant l’arrivée de l’ombre.
Ses mots me hantaient depuis des temps, depuis des mois.
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I am dying to find out what’s hidden behind that frown.
I am ready to kneel, to beg, and to really get down,
Like the departed soul’s brother Mr. James Brown.
If only you could sporadically or overtly smile,
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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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J’aime. Je t’aime non pas pour tes attraits extérieurs,
Mais pour ceux qui sont impeccablement cachés,
Pour ceux qui ont charmé mon cœur jadis embrumé,
Pour ceux qui m’ont créé un air de joie et de bonheur.
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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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