I shall return again; I shall return
A theme in his poems other that his frustrations about racism is his reminiscing of the Jamaican countryside.
The verse collection Songs of Jamaica is a collection of poems about his life in Jamaica. This collection is a celebration of Jamaican peasant life. He addresses his mother’s peaceful death, the ties between the people and the land, and the beauty of the nature.
One poem from Songs of Jamaica relating to the theme of returning home is “Home Thoughts”. In it, he describes what he imagined would be taking place in Jamaica. He remembers how peaceful and carefree living in Jamaica is.