love of country – Ishara K. Agostini

Carnival Poem I

Posted on: September 28, 2011 Last updated on: January 4, 2018 Written by: ishara Categorized in: Cultivating Softness

(I’m not dead). Carnival Poem I The music whips you into mania And the sweat of the masses incites to ecstasy If religion is the opiate, This is the tonic. Sweet like…

Tabanca

Posted on: December 18, 2010 Last updated on: January 4, 2018 Written by: ishara Categorized in: Cultivating Softness

I have a tabanca. I miss the warmth, The sunshine, The shade of green, I miss the freedom that comes With knowing exactly where you’re going ‘Cause is there you born and…

Trinidad, A Love Letter

Posted on: November 22, 2010 Last updated on: January 4, 2018 Written by: ishara Categorized in: Cultivating Softness

Tobago, I’m sorry, but you aren’t included in this letter. You are so wonderful and special and you deserve your own letter, but I am not the person to write it. Dear…