Haiti Poem by Rosie Bourget
Haiti
HAITI
The mountain land
That resists powerful winds
The pearl of the Caribbean!
HAITI
The public fountain
That needs a helping hand
To maintain its land!
HAITI
The neglected land
That needs blood in its veins
To beautify its mountains!
HAITI
Alleviate its pain
So it can fly with its own wings
And do its own things!
HAITI
A beautiful woman
In need of a gentleman
To understand her pain!
HAITI
My mother land
In spite of the pain
You still stand with an empty hand!
HAITI
When I look at you my friend
Blood stops flowing in my brain!
And I have back pain!
HAITI
I wish I had money to spend
To help you maintain
Your highest mountains!
HAITI
What a pain!
Will you ever stand
To take control of your land?
HAITI
Oh! What a beautiful land!
With so many green mountains
That in 1804 took its freedom in vain!
RB
Serving and eating Soup Joumou (squash soup) on Haiti's Independence Day is an integral part of the celebration. During the colonization period in Haiti, only the French masters could eat this soup for good fortune, forbidding the slaves from eating it. On January 1,1804, to celebrate freedom and express victory, Emperor Jean Jacques Dessalines asked his wife, Marie Claire Heureuse Felicite Bonheur Dessalines, to cook and offer the soup to the former slaves as a message to the defeated masters.
Happy Independence Day to 'HAITI', my homeland
May God Almighty guides you towards recovery and make Haiti as glorious as it was before. A marvelous poem well crafted and executed.
All other stanzas of this write consist of very powerful and incisive lines. Incisive lines that could be gleaned as an eye opener to every citizen of Haiti. Cutting and piercing lines right to the core of everyone especially the leaders of the country.
A wonderful tribute. A powerful and incisive write on Haiti. The first and final stanzas vividly depict the beauty and wonderful attributes of Haiti.
Haiti will remain beautiful forever, however, our people's attitudes need to be improved considerably. Too many Haitian officials are backstabbing, pillaging, and over-exploiting this divine tropical oasis. Let's pray for Haiti on a daily basis.
I could not agree more Hebert. God only knows what will happen in the next few years.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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1/20/2025 10:21:37 PM # 1.0.0
Wonderful tribute to Haiti. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much!