I am the future politician Pierre Charles
from Sout’ City Grand Bay
The next generation of Maya Angelou
I am the replica of Unicef aka Philip Mobudu Francis
during the Geneva Estate Revolution.
Yes! I am Harriet Tubman of the Underground Railroad
who led Slaves to their freedom in Canada.
I am also the Bellaire Queen of Sout’ City, Grand Bay –
just like Orian and Adriana.
I am the Martin Luther King Jr.
that speaks to the generation of today.
I am the female version
of Barack Obama
The voice of Midnight Groovers
on Radio En Ba Mango;
Yes indeed,
I am a creole woman
I am a Proud GrandBayrian!
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Helena,this was a heartfelt impressive reads…Well done.
I enjoy reading your poem I love it. Keep them coming.
Well I guess there is a poet in each of us it just takes the right time and circumstance to come out.
Great job. And yes,MORE, MORE, MORE……………
wow…impeccable…..great choice of references…..love it….more…more…more
wow….impeccable….great choice of references….love it, great job…. more more more
Good job aunty.
Love this poem. accurate reflection of the spirit of grandbarians
pleaze virgo please. cant anything pass ah u dominicans without a msirk remark.
Great poetry accentuating a level of consciousness. And yes ‘Virgo’ while we all are Dominicans, one’s village or locality is generally a sense of pride.I am River Street, Riseau ,
Great piece of work. Maybe u could have ended it with “I am a true jah gwabe!” excuse the bad kweyole spelling.
Helena, please do not stop and i want one in Creole too, one love sister
Come on Sister let them know that great things do come from Grand Bay too. Recently we had the success of Shandee, how many Dominicans praised her? Only a hand full. There is still more to come like it or not. We are Grandbarians first proud to come from the Nature Island of the Caribbean. Come on Helena suck it to them. Love it
Nicely done ms Charles…
Beautiful piece Helen,well done.
You are who you are! Name and claim who you are. No one has any right to tell you who you are. By now, no one can decide your identity better than you can. And guess what? You can change that identity because identities are in flux..ever forming….. You go girl!
this is master piece.
My lady Hellina, I am stunned with amazement. I just can’t find a word to describe how proud I am of you for writing this poem. It Takes someone with a special skill to write this splendid poem. I hope my comment will give you a higher propensity to write poems.
wow great hope to read more
Beautiful.Indeed a strength of identity and consciousness.
And for virgo: Grandbayrian is (a) Poetic LICENSE
(b) If you understand, the writer is accentuating a number of attributes.
The only part that I would change is that you /I are a proud Dominican….
Your poem is very educational and inspiring. keep up the good work my friend.Your poem is going all over the world. good job sistrin Helena.
Great poem. I love it but don’t forget that you are an African first. We usually describe ourselves by every other name except who we truly are.
Continue your great work. Maybe you wiil publish your own poetry in the future. Keep your head up and remember that the sky is the limit.
We truly have talent in Sout’ City
Awesome poem. Strong words coming from a strong woman. You keep doing your thing.
great poem, keeping it real
how do you submit a poem?
Admin: If you wish to be part of the DPC group, get in touch with Delia Cuffy-Weekes who works at at the Ministry of Agriculture. Otherwise, you can send your poem directly to DNO to be published independently.
They do not publish it when you send it to them. I sent one weeks ago and still…………
Great poem, real talk,
Art at its finest. Great job! Proud Grandbarian #International
Bravo, Bravo Helena! Wonderful and beautifully written. Love it
Yes I Helena. What good timing. Shanee arrived at Melville Hall this morning with a handfull of Grand Bayrians, SAT telecoms and Curtis Matthew from Grand Bay waiting to welcome her.Shanee’s interview was short and dry and although she stated that she was tired, I firmly believe that she was just disappointed that after such an achievement for herself and her country, that there was no official from the Government to say the least to welcome this child. Ah magwas sa!
She not from roseau.She not a rolle she not a shillingford, laville or a Astaphan.
You Go girl!
Claim what you want. Identities are in flux..forming and reforming Who knows? your identity might change in the near or distant future. No one has the right to tell you who you are! Viv la vie-w, ti fi!
I can imagine how she felt after all her effort.
Ebeh Harolda you not easy! You even thinking for Shanee now…. even though the girl say she was tired? Well well well!
What is GrandBayrian? you are Dominican.
If u r ashamed of the part of Dominica where u come from too too bad. I am grand bayrian too!
If the writer was from some place else in Dominica you would not have put your negative comment!
Keep it to yourself.
Proud Grandbayrian
CL
REAL!
Imaginatiive, creative and very well written
Wowwww, what a great piece of poetry