Tell Tale

By Naomie Dieudonne

There are stories in these simple and tell all poems. Naomie Dieudonne uses language to continue our oldest customs of gifting the anecdote, sharing the fabric of verse through poetry. These poems beg to be said aloud, and more than once. She is a great thinker.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Apr 21, 2015
• ISBN: 9781499044676

Naomie Dieudonne

Naomie Dieudonne was born and raised in Haiti. She taught French and social science in different schools in Haiti. She came to the USA in June 2000. She is a graduate from UMass Boston. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Rev. date: 04/17/2015

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CONTENTS

The song of anger

We stand

Haitian proverbs

I feel weak

The true love is true

Tonight i’m feeling pain

For my lover

The colors of love

I want you to love me

For an unknown lover

Unpredictable

Cinderella

In the midst of sorrow

For you… women

Love

Who am i?

A woman’s heart

Fallen tree

For gina

Story

You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.

—Frank McCourt, Angela’s Ashes

We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty.

Mother Teresa

THE SONG OF ANGER

As the sunset transformed into night

And the stars and the firmaments regained their strength

We the hungry children of the mountains of Haiti

Loomed the chimney corner with flared eyes

As the