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    The Sojourner
    The Sojourner
    The Sojourner
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    The Sojourner

    By Ramona Bheekhoo

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    The poet as a sojourner through the phases of life is explored in this debut collection by Ramona Bheekhoo. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLes Grand Editeurs Publishers Ltd
    Release dateFeb 8, 2022
    ISBN9798201686277
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      The Sojourner - Ramona Bheekhoo

      THE SOJOURNER

      ––––––––

      by

      RAMONA  BHEEKOO

      ISBN:

      ––––––––

      Copyright 2022 Ramona Bheekoo and Les Grand Editeurs Publishers Ltd.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. 

      Published by:

      Les Grand Editeurs Publishers Ltd

      61 Old St Joseph Road

      Success Village

      Laventille

      Trinidad.

      Email: lesgranediteurs@gmail.com

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      DEDICATION

      The Sojourner

      My First Love

      The Wait

      Your Grace

      Will Your Glory

      Remove Yourself Bondages

      The Interview

      Behold the New

      The Mechanics of Life

      Rain in Town

      Greatness is Born out of Adversity

      Dreams and Hope

      Your Will

      Misguided Intimacy

      Climbing Stairs

      The Crown of a Clown

      The Awakening

      Obstacles

      Rain on my Face

      Holding On

      Forever Bud

      Parting is Sad

      Battle-Weary

      Limits of Time

      Holding onto Time with You

      A New Student on Campus

      Not For Sale

      The Search

      Near Defeat/ Sure Victory

      Old Time Lovers

      Bypassed

      Frustrated Feelings

      Poisoned to Life

      And What of Your Candle

      Phantom Arms

      Coitus Interruptus

      ABOUT THE POET

      DEDICATION

      For my Mother

      and

      The Holy Spirit

      who is with me on this journey.

      The  Sojourner

      The Sojourner

      Isn’t it better to walk on?

      And on

      Stop for a drink

      Or rest in the park

      And watch the children play

      From the outskirts

      ––––––––

      Than to stop

      And take a room

      And fall asleep

      So deep, from weariness

      ––––––––

      The curtains are blue

      And fly so drowsily against the wind

      The cat comes by the window every noon

      For a crumb or two

      He’s building a custom

      ––––––––

      The sound of frogs

      The child’s cry next door

      The landlady’s arrogant Good morning

      The mailman’s bell

      ––––––––

      I’ve been there

      Till all the sounds become memory

      A haunting memory

      That plugged pain into my heart

      I

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