Green Grassy Gates
Tucked in the navel of the hillshidden from the incidental visitorexcept for the doctor birdthere rests a building of truththe gateway of Paradisethe passageway to the Kingdom. The gravely road leads right tothe entrance, and the lifted sounds ofHappy are the Mercifuldrifts in the fresh country airlike freshly cut grassthat floats out of the barnof […]
Mahogany Women
Mahogany womenliving statuesshaped with claybreathe crisp clear voicesoiled with aloesoft as fernaccented with reggae root Brown Brown bright eyessoak in every sort of thing Skin,finishedsmooth as butter Loose the threadand gaspas the hand of Godmockseverywoodenforgeryeverforged
Wild Cherry
She reminds me ofMother’s cherry ice cream –rich, ripe, and sweetflowing out of a skimpy conedesigned to hold one in placeyet like fluidflows out of course –sweet as sweet can be. She lingerslike a cherry stained tongueon a guilty child before supper Ahhhhhhhhhhsee my tongue is pinkbut mom knows it’s redUnder hot sunsweetnesskisses the mouththe […]
A’MERICA – Miss Lou Poem
A’MERICA – The poem is from “Miss Lulu Sez” a newspaper column written by Miss Lou (Louise Bennett). Many of Miss Lou’s poems can be found in her book Aunty Roachy Seh Every seckey got him jeggeh, Every puppy got him flea. An yuh no smady ef you no Got family ovah sea! “Uncle zacky sen’ a parcel”. […]
Pack Pack People People
Cooly standingby de airplane trackjitney-bus a Ochyright ‘ereto take you backRastaman a standwith rastaman dredand rastaman hatsitting coolyon his headwid a towel on is back
Rasta Meet Foreign
White teeth glintagainst mahogany skinlips stained by sugar cane juicebrown dregs tinted clayby the hot Jamaican sunbarefoot on the soft sandsoles callused by the dirt roads,Dreadlocks bounce in cadenceslapping his backas the placid sea breezerubs the giant palm leaves White sun deprived bodieslie in the sandSkin vacuum raysas opened poresdrain sweat like a leaky faucet […]
Yuh evva
Yuh evva.. Lie down on a beach (in Negril?) an mek dream tek yuh life? Walk home from school in flood rains? Fix your roof in the eye of a hurricane. Guh to Reggae Sunsplash without knowing where yuh going spend di nights? Guh visit yuh aunt in TackiRack and di kyar cyaan mek it? […]
History of Jamaica
Here are key moments in the History of Jamaica The first inhabitants were the Arawks who were indians from South America. Explorer Christopher Columbus visited the island in 1494 and this began Spain rule. They enslaved the Arwaks to farm sugar and tobacco. They soon died because of the harsh living conditions they were forced to […]
Poinsettia Christmas Carol
When Christmas first came on this earth The story of the Saviour’s birth Was told in distant lands Chorus: Sing Christmas song Poinsettia red For in a lowly manger bed A little babe was born White Christmas Pops perfume the air A Virgin pure a son did bear To save the whole wide world. Soft […]