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ISLAND By UMAR TIMOL island, place of all confluences island, which the blood of slaves nourishes island, which the sweat of coolies fecundates island, which is of all elsewheres, all drifts island of freedom, witness of the possible, and of tomorrows island-memory in her archives so many wounds, so many sufferings island-prison the seas enshackling dreams island of freedom witness of the possible and of tomorrows island-colours which reunites all osmeses, metis island island of love where another humanity builds itself tree-being roots anchored in the clay of minglings tree-being open to all winds, all becomings tree-being, new being island of love, in the eyes of the child my child, the furrows of light the light of my island light bedecked with the breath of celestial beauty only island, island of love, island, my island translated by Ameerah Arjanee
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