In Haiti, deforestation occurs to make charcoal
This industry creates an environmental dark hole
Cutting down trees has led to soil erosion, pollution
susceptibility to flooding, we need a solution
cooking with charcoal causes respiratory illnesses
but the industry provides such economic services
for health concerns, we need a substitute
a domestic energy, for the many destitute
entrepreneurs, find an efficient clean cooking fuel
something feasible, sustainable, to lead to renewal
planting trees, not in public spaces where there is no protection
But in gardens, where there will be ownership and connection
The native Maya Nut Tree, is a good choice,
Edible orange fruit and seed, food, let’s rejoice,
Called bread nut, boiled or dried and ground into meal
For porridge or flatbread, even medicinal properties, it’s ideal
High in fiber, protein, with calcium, potassium, zinc,
Iron, folic acid, and B vitamins, so nutritious we think.