L'Nass Shango Poet Verse

Maroon Boy, You Must Go Home Now

Maroon boy, you must go home now
Go walk naked in your tropic sun
And scan the bush for the wild sow
And test your youth in the jarring run
Go to your woodland and recall
Every bush and tree by its name
Listen to hear a mango fall
And smile when the poinsettia flame
This is too noisy a place, child
The cars cough their carbon black as night
Into my lung, I am defiled
By secret waves humming with red light
Or invisible as bad ghosts
Churning my cells to sickness and death
These cities are frail frantic hosts
And the children here, are full of fret
Maroon boy, you cannot stay here
The wilderness calls you over there.

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David Smalling December 28, 2010 at 1:45 PM Shango, it is strange that no matter how contented we are where we are away from home, there is a time when all hearts turn to home, is this our subconscious longing for heaven? I enjoy this poem, perhaps better than most because I can identify with these native scenes. This is a great lyrical write.