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Poem for the day

Like a Beacon

In London
every now and then
I get this craving
for my mother's food
I leave art galleries
in search of plaintains
saltfish/sweet potatoes

I need this link

I need this touch
of home
swinging in my bag
like a beacon
against the cold

Grace Nichols (b. 1950)
Poems on the Underground
The British Council London Arts The Poetry Soceity The Arts Council of England

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