# Los Sabores De Un Viejo Hogar

Author: Apolarbear17
Tags: English & Spanish, Poem, culture

Un poema sombre mi otra hogar La República Dominicana y los sabores ahí. Wrote this poem in a mix of English and Spanish. I've got another poem like this that I wrote later and I might write more Spanish poetry someday, with translation underneath. Originally wrote this September 2020

Los Sabores de un Viejo Hogar&nbsp;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By:A.X. Bueno&nbsp;

It's been a few years since I've visited my other home&nbsp;

República Dominicana a place I loved to roam&nbsp;

Of course those days have years ago passed&nbsp;

Esto es porque la vieja casa de mi familia ya no está ahí&nbsp;

Yo me siento un poco triste por esto a veces pero esta bien

That feeling never long lasts&nbsp;

Because I have memories of DR galore

Memories of the food, the beaches, the capital, the landmarks and even the grocery stores(bodega)

For me things are simply mejor allá&nbsp;

Food fresher, things calmer and a feeling that I am free to just be&nbsp;

I mean America is my first home but a big piece of my heart will always belong to DR&nbsp;

I can still taste the flavors of it although in terms of both time and place they are far

The star fruit that grew so bountiful from the backyard tree&nbsp;

The guanabana, tamarindo, chinola, limonsillo and plenty more fruits and foods that bring me glee

For lunch we'd have a spread that was practically a mini feast&nbsp;

Rice, beans, vegetales like chayote, meat all over the table for a whole family at least&nbsp;

El plátanos frito, ensalada, aguacate y mas

Those meals with family were always happy and filling

The memories made from those and many other meals were all great and fulfilling&nbsp;

The flavors of DR and the experiences there were all instilling&nbsp;

I learned so much there through my many visits over the years&nbsp;

I just love it there it's flavors, my waiting family and all the lovely places I have and have yet to have been&nbsp;&nbsp;

I could go on for forever about the places I've gone from the dirt roads of Dajabon to the richness of Santiago but I can't do it justice just writing about it on a screen

La República Dominicana es un bien lugar para visitar

And someday I'll definitely go back of this I'm pretty sure

Un día cuando el mundo y mi viva este mas tranquila y mejor

Yo quiero una vez mas probar ese sabor

El sabor de mi otro hogar &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

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Source: https://sofurry.com/s/4nAEYYGn