Are We There Yet?: Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 31

I called Ritchie back to see if he could get me home earlier. He could not. I told him I was worried about my job. He told me he could get me a doctor’s note from one of his father’s friends. He also agreed that he would take her anywhere she needed to go. The […]

Jamaica’s South Coast & Treasure Beach…The path less traveled…

Some people know the value of taking the path less traveled. In Jamaica, many of the best sights and attractions are off the beaten track. If you are yearning for something more than a typical vacation and if you are looking for an adventurer’s paradise, then the South Coast of Jamaica is for you. Miles […]

Treasure Beach Introduction

Located within the parish of St. Elizabeth, Treasure Beach is well-regarded across Jamaica as having the friendliest, hardest working people on the island, as is declared on their welcoming sign outside of parish limits: “In this parish, we work, not shirk.” The islanders seem to have inherited their work ethic from the generations of fishermen […]

Acceptance Is GRANTED not DEMANDED

A touchy debate reignited last week and is still ensuing ; a Home Economics text book in use at the secondary level is advancing the notion that same sex /homosexual/gay couples, that is, two men or two women living together can be considered a “family” who may even adopt children. By this designation, the authors […]

Dedicated to Marley

She dance as he sang *Don’t let me down…keep a riding’ As he swings his locks to and fro Dancing, prancing back and forth She saw the seriousness of his mind She heard his roar She watched him reason She admired him from a far She felt proud of him She salutes him She felt […]

A Love Letter to Jamaica

My Dearest Jamaica, As I trod the earth, I stop for a moment gazing at the stars that try to hide behind its darkness, reminiscing of the beauty, the brushes of your coconut tree giving juice to an empty spirit. I miss your crystal clear beaches with glorious rays of colors as I watch many […]

Forgotten Mother

Dedicate to forgotten mothers As her legs give birth,Kissing life,Painted with perfection,Of an innocence soul:Scent from his absenceGives new meaning of betrayal,As each particles of cells scream:“Help me God!”She felt the fire, the bliss of painRushing through her vein:Her womb tremblesAnd for a momentSorrows smothered,While delight ignites, sparks love within:In the pureness of an infant […]