"A home I once knew"

This artifact is Roshan Ramhit's poem written in a journal in pen ink.

The submitter provided the following about the artifact's history: This poem was written during my college years when I wanted to relax, or when I was inspired.

Roshan Ramhit

Kaela Ramhit

Unpublished

Roshan Ramhit

English

1975-1999

poetry

lined paper, pen ink

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I still hear the rain
on a galvanized roof,
and the smell of burning cane
come to me as proof,
of a home I once knew.

From the sing-song of calypso,
to the jangle of parang,
over the trumpeting of brasso
or the blast of pan,
heralds a home I once knew.

Statuesque pouis
decorating the hills of Maraval
or the taste of rotis,
cause me to recall
a home I once knew.

Choppy waters of the Boccus,
serene tide of Small Boats,
even December’s high waves of Moracus,
puts a catch in my throat
for a home I once knew.

An indian wedding,
Touvé morning,
red suns over Port-of-Spain, setting,
leaves me aching
for a home I once knew.

Concrete jungles with caverns beneath,
yellow tigers digress the morning crowd
footprints line its many streets
and the lady stands proud,
guarding the home I know today.

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Kaela Ramhit 04/23/17