Come Back Here

Come back hereCome back here and stayCome share your opinions and experienceswith our youthsSo that they don’t go astrayCome back to your rootsand blend into the invaluable cultureSo much unbelievable depthYou will feel totally unstrangledCannot be forgottenfor generations to comeSee the deep, blue, clear skiesFeel the fresh, clean, gentle airPenetrating your hair and whisperingmelodies of […]

Ooo Dat Sly Mongoose

Slide in de coop again,an pick one plumpish hen. Flatta she wid trickery;” Watta pretty chicky!” Wid hennish pride at piqueshe peck him pon de cheek. While chicky sway she hips,Ol’ mongoose lick him lips. Ooo dat sly mongoose!

Feet

Feet, crusted, calloused, branch thick,cinnamon sprinkled in youth;born to bauxite’s blood red stain,shining silver, rich white earth. Body, bolstering twelve stones, or so,spread across a bent stalk spine;crudely hung, with sagging limbs,beneath furrows of grizzled plaits. Feet, scorched to fresh and fading scars,dredged in fine grains of gray dustfor seasons of fiery intimacywith char ash […]

He Is Humble

You walked past him a 100 times rushing to your room…to the beach…to get a drink. He was that man in the green overalls, down in the earth of Jamaica turning it with his hands. That landscaping that made you ohhh and ahhh, he did it. You maybe glanced at the flora and said, “wonder […]

Suffarin

Get up dis maanin at hate-a-clackSuffarin’ fram a unga painDi pavaty a live in, is unfagivin’An’ it drivin’ mi insane Di pain a wuz feelin’ had mi reelin’An’ a wuz juss about to bawlBut no soun’ could come out, fram a moutDat wuz suffarin’ fram white squall A went to di fridge to fine sum […]

I am Jamaica…

I am JamaicaI am that cool fresh ocean breeze on a lazy hot summer nightI am the warm spring shower that quenches your thirst and washes away your caresI am that mountain top that beckons you to come homeI am the deep blue ocean that’s filled with wonders untoldI am JamaicaI hold the key to […]

Love Everyday

Valentine’s day is a special time of the yearbecause a lot of love is in the atmosphere.Chocolate, flowers or cards are send,before the lovely day ends. Love should be shown everyday,or you will regret it in the month of May.Love on that day is very high,so you should not tell anyone it’s over so goodbye. […]

Best Friend

Knock knock, hello, is anybody homeA come to borrow a hair brush, some hair oil an’ a combCould yu len’ mi dat red dress or maybe a pair of shoesLet me just come on in, so I can pick and choose It’s me, your new best friend, we met yesterdayWhen you gave me the money, […]

You Know You Are Old

As a Jamaican you know you are getting olderif: You had an exercise book with Queen Elizabeth and her husband on it, instead of a ring binder. You used to listen to Rediffussion. You wore Bata crepe to school and bought Asham at the gate. Give yourself an extra point, if you know what Asham […]

The Agony of Death

Puncy had become terrible ill. Her mom had taken her to the doctor so many times, yet no medicine given, ever worked. She was getting thinner and thinner each passing day, her limbs becoming motionless and her eyes sunken. Death now, seemingly tugged at her nightgown sleeves begging her to come along, but within that […]