Frustration, Death, Homosexuality in Jamaica, More Trouble : Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 41
As an illegal alien you deal with frustration all the time. There are many times I felt that I was at my break point. The request to bring papers to show that I could work in the United States was stressful. Not because I did not have the “right papers” but because it was just […]
Under $20 Jamaican Christmas Gift Guide 2008
Do you want to put “Jamaica” in the Christmas holiday gift giving this year? Impress your family and friends with the hand picked Jamaican themed gifts that cost $20 or under. See our 2008 Christmas gift guide. Roving With Lalah – Slices of Everyday Jamaican LifePrice: $15.00Ian Randle Publishers Jamaican Fruit CakePrice: $17.99Oldfashioncountrycakes.com Jamaican Liqueur […]
Going To Jamaica for Christmas
I plan on going home for Christmas this year. But for the first time it is with ambivalent feelings. When I close my eyes, I remember all the warmth, love, happiness and joy of a Jamaican Christmas. A white and cold Christmas can be nice but compared to a warm Jamaican Christmas? Priceless!! While we […]
The Ring: Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 40
It has been 6 months since my mother revealed to Rosa that I was illegal. They were closer than ever. I now get information about my mother from Rosa. She was the one that told me that my mother may visit us in the next few weeks. She knows my mothers daily routines. She knows […]
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 […]
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 […]