Hebert Logerie Poems

I Am a Negro
Je suis un Noir
Yo soy un Negro
I am a great Negro
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Love is everything, love is priceless.
On Valentine's, it's not the value, the worthiness
Of the gift, but the simple gesture
Of giving a handshake, a kiss, a flower,
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Heureuse Comme l'Hirondelle

Heureux comme ce bel oiseau de la nature,
Qui trouve aisément sa nourriture.
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You left
After death
Knocked at your door
No need to say more.
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Les lents et longs sons
Des violons
Les chansons
Des accordéons
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I thank you, Heavenly Father,
For having created me, as I am.
I also thank the Poet Bernard Dadi,
For his words that have strengthened and energized
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I ponder, I wonder
This question almost drove me crazy
I was saved by a dream. I am a dreamer
I was told in Heaven, there is no blacky
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If you are sad today, go back
To the last time you were happy
Turn the pages to find the funny
And the pretty faces that have cracked
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Habemus Novum Papam
Yes, indeed we have a new Pope.
I wonder, however, if we have a new hope.
As a matter of facts, we have two popes:
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Brother Jackson died a few moons ago. It is a loss.
It is a finale; it is the final curtain.
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