Jamaican Joke: Terri and Terry
A Jamaican woman walks into the Halfway Tree social welfare office, trailed by 15 kids.‘Rahtid,’ the social worker exclaims, ‘are all of dem yours?’ ‘Yep, dem is all mine,’ the flustered momma sighs, having heard that question a thousand times before. She says, ‘sit down terry.’ all the children rush to find seats.‘Well,’ says the […]
Pre-Business Marriage Communication Problems – Memoirs of An Illegal Alien Part 99
Everything was coming together. I let Genie out the lease only taking 50% of the penalty. I needed her at the wedding so I was very lenient. Juliet moved in a week after Geanie left. She did not have a lot as she had sold some of her items before moving. The arrangement was great. […]
Where I Belonged: What Is For You – Part 25 – Tale of a Jamaican-Canadian student in Jamaica for a one-year exchange program
As could be expected, even though we’d talked, or pretended to talk, about the silence between us, that night made things no better. In fact, it made it worse. We went from being too quiet around each other to being incredibly fake and excessively chatty around each other. We would each babble away to each […]
Peom: Roots
Her roots strong body shape, show lines of time change strength of then and now As her roots spread wide As she shed years of old Ancient and new flowers She holds up many branches While new seed, new leaves form blooming beautifullly She give birth, she give life to Wisdom.
Poem: I Love HIM- The Most High God
As I dream in the many moods of galaxies Sweetness of your wind Kisses, soothe void Waking, holding, caressing Joy And I knew, oh I knew It was you—my love And I yearn to see you, your face felt your presence, soothing wounds bathe, caress my tired feet under the palm trees in the stillness […]
Poem: Folk Song
(3x) Montego Bay here I come Montego Bay Here I come Montego Bay Here I come Am coming home with my son I hope I get Jamaican Bun, Ackee, Saltfish and yellow Yam Lay back in a de (the) rising sun Montego Bay here I come (3x) […]
Poem: Empress
Empress, Your face round—full your eyes mysterious like a new found book shape like a Egyptian Goddess your lips fine—-soft painted with pink “ like the drizziling rain you shower, bless the earth with love your words—soft with grace and hard like the roaring thunder your body brown, feels like a new sweet caramel […]
Poem: He Promise
We will be married soon You will see! I’ll take you to Hawaii, Paris then Africa Are you game with me? We will go many places you and I —- my love “Just give me six years, he said. Where do you wish to go? As I listen in silence for a moment I […]
Poem: Just Like My Father
I held you close to my heart–just like my father I held your hand guiding each steps As I imagine you soaring taking great flights with greatness–just like my father I love you more than you love me more than I can express–just like my father even in uncertainty I Am here I Am here–just […]
Poem: I Am Love
“Am I not Love? So why love seem far When I yearn for his arms Am I not love? So why love is unseen? When I am near close to his presence When I feel alone I must remember I Am Love I Am Love I Am All Love! (c) Maxine Foster