by Raymond Nat Turner
Welcome! Welcome –
‘30s
‘60s
yesterday
tomorrow …
WELCOME
Welcome! Welcome –
res
barrio
‘hood
‘burb
cell block
solitary …
WELCOME
Welcome! Welcome –
coveralls
costume
apron
scrubs
womb wear …
WELCOME
Welcome! Welcome –
Quran
Bible
Talmud
Constitution
Communist Manifesto …
WELCOME!
Welcome! Welcome –
front-line
welfare line
rearguard
ground zero
shelter
party
sect
clique
WELCOME
Welcome! Welcome–
canoe,
slave ship,
raft, riverboat, barge,
banana boat, tug–
WELCOME:
to the boat we’re
All
in–
WELCOME …
Poet’s note: “Welcome” was inspired by the great John Coltrane’s composition by the same name.
© 2017. Raymond Nat Turner, The Town Crier. All Rights Reserved.