HAÏTIAN MOTHER

You’re a rare and most precious jewel

In you there exist no shame

You proudly wake before sunrise

From up a hill down to a town

Barefoot you travel upon the pebbles

With unbearable loads upon your head

As merchant, you seek as others steal

Walking many a miles, you, the provider

To sell home grown products that some Often sneer at, as others rush to purchase

Your child is now a doctor

Written in 2013

MBM-Tine Brice