It is a wonderful thing to suddenly find a beautifully unique and extremely talented Poet, Palabras Delmar (Delia) who writes with such raw heart, rich in deeply felt emotion that is real, honest, deep from within her heart and gut. Breath-taking and stunning. via https://artemisdelmar.wordpress.com
Underneath my pale skin-
below my white concealment
the spirit of;
African beats;
Taino blood;
European conquest;
Through a Caribbean echo;
the dormant beats of island sounds.
Exposing this-
American identity.
My history;
I recall-
The darker skins that preceded me.
The caramel flesh my daughters possess; the tangled hair that sits on their head
my ghost-like flesh and their mixed tones;
Show an Afro-Caribbean-Indian-European mix.
Rhythmic drums,
pounding out the tears,
of the island’s sing-song melody.
Composed with time;
two worlds collide;
to produce the American in me.
Wow!
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Jeannie, Delia is an extraordinary poet and everything she writes is from her true heart, her soul and I find it to so deeply moving and often gut-wrenching it is so real. And yes, Wow. Karen
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She is, indeed! I love reading what she writes.
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Yes, she is an excellent poet!
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