Mood: Tone: Form: West Indian morning is a symbol of the endless good possibilities of life, the things that he and others can achieve. serious, reflective, pleased serious, reflective, pleased free verse. The poem consists of six verses. The first four contain six lines each; the sixth has seven lines, and the last five lines. Verse one introduces the idea of the personas retum to his homeland. Verses two to four inform us about the places he has travelled and lived outside his homeland. They also present his feelings about these places. The last two verses develop the focus on his return home by describing what itis like and, coming after verse four, revealing that the return is through his imagination rather than a real/actual physical return.