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Posted on 2025-06-032026-04-13 by Hayden Winston

Manman

(Morne Fortune, Castries, St. Lucia – January 2023)

grafyé rasin-an
dwèt ou blé épi an san
twou-a pa ni fen

(English translation)

“Mother”

clawing at the root
your fingers blue and bloody
the pit is endless

CategoriesKwéyòl, Poetry Tagscaribbean poets, creative writing, poetry, saint lucia

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