This is like a dream. This is wonderful
I find myself sitting among the greatest
Poets of all time. Yes, I am the luckiest
Poet of the hour, a dreamer. This is beautiful.
There was a bonfire in the middle of the circle
Many great Poets were sitting at the tabernacle:
Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, Richard Brisson, Paul Dunbar
Gwen Brooks, Boisrond Tonnerre, Howard Simon, Césaire
Phillis Wheatley, Lorenzo Thomas, George Horton and Senghor.
At least over one hundred famous Poets were there
Frankétienne, René Depestre, Nicolás Guillén, Etzer Vilaire
Bra Willie Kgositsile, Mzwakhe, Mbuli and Emile Roumer
I can name a few more: Henry Dumas and Tupac Shakur
The latter was a legendary rapper, a great entertainer.
Amiri Baraka, a Poet from Newark, New Jersey was also there
I was in good company. That was an outstanding get together
And I was thrilled to be with the very best Poets of the hour.
Copyright © July 2020, Hebert Logerie, all rights reserved
Hébert Logerie is the author of several volumes of poetry.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem