This poem is taken from Stand 232, 19(4) January - March 2022.

Lorna Goodison Two Poems
For Sekou

Who wore Black Panther leather berets and on rainy days
a yellow Stetson, but most days was head-geared for Africa.
 
An ambassador from Ghana gifted him flowing Agbadas
with matching headpieces, so he was formally attired
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