INDIAN ARRIVAL DAY MAY 30TH
OUR ANCESTORS
The First Indian's Arrival in1845 on the Fatal Razack
Our ancestors are now history that's a fact
In the days of slavery they knew
How hardship and pain would grew
They had the task of planting sugar cane
and in the muddy Lagoons planted rice grains.
Yes they came and worked like slaves
We are the future sons and daughters so brave
Those were the days of feet in chains
The marks of lashes that still remain
Clothes were washed on the river bank
Rubbing them above the stone half sank.
With a beautiful evening flambeau light
That gave us day in the night
Food was cooked on a fireside
A place with comfort and pride
Houses's were built with mud and grass
Those were the days of our past.
Mr. Sadhu Sonnylal, survivor of the past
Instills in us an example to last
What he knew and saw in his time
Is lost in today's wave of crime.
Poem By Shairoon Mohammed Sookdeo.
