Feni Island
I love you just the way you are Your simplicity overwhelms me more Your rurality relieves my urban pressure While beneath you lie precious treasure The spread of white sandy beaches The beautiful sunsets with sky colour of peaches The greenness of the raised-up vegetation The introduction skits on every occasion The screams at the teasing sound of parrot thieves The rustling sound of wind through the leaves The beating of the drums from the distant The sound of crashing waves on the reefs so constant I love the sand in my hair and between my toes The farewell feasts from families when one goes I love my maternal home Feni island My grandmothers’, my mothers’ and my homeland