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January 9, 2014
By Nhamo SILVER, Hamilton, New Jersey
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Nhamo SILVER, Hamilton, New Jersey
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There isn't any beauty without any strangeness

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My homeland


In the island
that grows my happiness

nurtures my love
expands my kindness.
My homeland
seems just so far away
the weeks i left

I was naive.
My family in the homeland,

my friends i left,


In my homeland

such a beauty

its a pity
a land of many people
black,yellow,and green
the colors of the bravery.
My homeland,
so far away from me

it shows my beauty

that I cant see.
But my homeland is just
so far away,
I hope to see it

another

day.

© Sherell B., Philadelphia, PA

The author's comments:
This poem is about my beloved country Jamaica..And about how much I miss it.
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EmmaClaire0823 GOLD said...
on Jan. 12 2014 at 2:56 pm
EmmaClaire0823 GOLD, Bay Minette, Alabama
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Love the figurative language and emotion behind this piece. I have to say I don't like the way the poem is broken up into stanzas though. Also, "I was naive" feels a bit out of place. Other than that this is really sweet and deep.