my house
my house is built, flesh upon flesh
bone upon bone
an island in the sun
ย is my ancestral home
my grandfather was born on the sea
of Portuguese descent was he
on a ship bound to Trinidad
on the blue Sargasso Sea
and 100 Trinidadian claimedย he
He grew up and met a woman named May
from St. Vincent was she
had a child name Molly
who had one child, me
and 100 percent Trinidadian was she
my father was born on a ship
coming from St. Vincentย ย ย ย
on that same Blue Sargasso Sea
he is African, Portuguese, French
Carib Indianโฆand 100 percent Trinidadian,
claimedย he
They both came to Canada
Selwyn and Molly
Not together, separately
Christopher came to Toronto in 1973
Was raised by his mother
Single-handedly
he often dreams of Trinidad
And that Blue Sargasso Sea
Forever it remains a cherished memory
though 100 percent Canadian is he
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A beautiful reflective piece...Thanks for sharing a part of you....enjoyed
Hi Christopher This write was so good to readย
reflecting on your ancestry your familyย
ย sharing a piece of your selfย
A pleasure to read!ย
Great write my friendย
Best wishes Debsย
beautiful write Chris. You really are such a talented writer.
Excellent..... 100% Trini.....here
hey, Lorris, thanks for comment....yes, being Trinidadian will always be a state of mind for me, been in Toronto since is was a boy, lol, and in saying that, I still retain a bit of an accent, so there....still love T and T, hardly any family there, but Tobago is paradise, especially the highlands around spaceside, cheers manย ย
Hi Chris, after reading that i want to go to Trinidad lol. what a lovely tale of your life. the words flowed effortless ย as they made their way to the Sargassoย sea lolย
cheers jeff