The Other Woman – Who Is She?
She has been vilified as the vixen, home wrecker, hussy and a whore. She has been told that she has no shame, no class, unhappy little tramp, seducer of the poor family man and other degrading names too numerous to mention. Who is she? She is THE OTHER WOMAN! Let’s take a closer look at […]
Something Magical
There is a longing that does not go awayIt could be morning, night or middle of the dayI think of you and my heart does a flipI could be standing still or bouncing the baby on my hip They say the ardor dampens with the stress of married lifeWith the responsibilities of being a mother and […]
Back Then
From white enamel mugs we drank chocolate and bush teaThere was no McDonald’s, no colonel from KentuckyWe loved our dishes full of fried dumpling, saltfish and ackeeWe were not sophisticated but we were more freeWe were not imprisoned in lovely homes behind iron barsListening to the rat-tat-tat of internecine warsIn dead of night from our […]
Usain!
Adonis carved in ebony, wrapped in goldManchild, playful, determined, accomplishedJamaican to the bone The pride of a nation running through history On two strong legsAs fast as lightning, as cool as the evening breeze From Mount Olympus to the Blue MountainsAnd every corner of the worldThe wind shall whisper your name, “Usain!”
Poem for the Jamaican Olympics Team Golden Glory
The prospect of gold lay awake in the night, Records waiting to be obliterated by the Bolt of light, And the timing came through when the time was just right. A monumental moment for Asafa had yet to unfold, An epic to be shared with Nesta and Michael…a race already sold, The world about to […]
Jamaican Olympic Team & Usain Bolt – A true champion
Mi gi tanks fi Massah Bolt Hall White Man tap mi pon road Dem waan fi know hif ah mi relative? Mi seh “Den nuh muss… Mi uncle aunty fardah breddah son tree time remove! ” Mi tell dem wi chat hall di time Yuh nevah si him pon him phone When him crass di […]
Irie Jamboree 08: A Tribute to Caribbean Athletes
New York City: Irie Jamboree, the largest reggae music festival held Labor Day in Roy Wilkins Park in New York City closed out the summer in spectacular fashion. The 6th staging of Jamboree 2k7 had Mother Nature’s blessing weather-wise; it was a perfect day, a slight breeze and warm temperatures. The show’s line-up was well […]
Rationalization : Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 39
Rationalizing can make you do just about anything. I made the decision not to tell Sue about Ritchie’s ex-girlfriends. I asked myself, “how was I so sure it was his son?”. The more she came to the store the more the baby looked less like Ritchie. I knew it was rationalization. I knew I was […]
