Hurricane Blues

Linton Kwesi Johnson Langtime lovah Mi mine run pan yu all di while An mi membah how fus time Di two a wi come een-it did seem Like two shallow likkle snakin stream Mawching mapless hapless a galang Tru di ruggid landscape a di awt sang An a soh wi did a gwaan Sohtil dat fateful day Awftah di pahan a di hurricane Furdah dan imaginaeshan ar dream Wi fine wiself lay-dung pan di same bedrack Flowin now togedah as wan stream Ridin sunlime tru love lavish terrain Lush an green an brite awftah di rain Shimmarin sid glttahrin eyes Glowin in di glre a di smilin sun Langtime lovah Mi feel blue fi true wen mi tink bout yu Blue like di sky lingahrin pramis af rain In di leakin lite in di hush af a evenin twilite Wen mi membah how fus time Di two a wi come een- it did seem Like a lang lang rivah dat is wide an deep Sometime wi woz silent like di langwidge a rackstone Some time wi woodah sing wi rivah sang as wi a wine a galang Sometime wi jus cool an caam andah plenty shady tree Sometime sawfly lappin bamboo root as dem swing an sway Sometime casadin carefree doun a steep gully bank Sometime turbulent in tempament wi flood wi bank But weddah ebb ar flow tru rain tru drout Wi nevah stray far fram love rigid rout Ole-time sweet-awt Up till now mi still cyann andanstan Ow wi get bag doun inna somuch silt an san Rockston debri lag-jam Sohtil wi ad woz fi flow wi saparet pawt Now traversin di tarrid terran a love landscape Runnin fram di polueshan af a cantrite awt Mi lang fi di marvelous miracle a hurricane Fi carry mi goh a meetin stream agen Lamentid mi saltid fate Sohmizin seh it too late