Visitors : Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 34

We had a visitor was arriving from Jamaica today. My father called 2 months ago to tell us our Uncle Teddy was visiting us for 6 months. He was a “drunkard “and but good carpenter. He was a lot of fun. He got a carpentry job for 5 months for a rich Jamaican that lived […]

I Wish

I wish I knew how to get next to youReal close I’d love to be,To show you that my love is trueAnd to ensure that you could seeThat though I am the man I amYou would have someone that cares,Someone who loves to be with you,Someone who always sharesHeart, and soul, and love that’s trueFor […]

A Love Mi A Deal Wid!! (to di girl who jus’ won’t believe!)

A love mi a deal widFeget bout di war,Yu kno’ a yu mi wan’So wha wrong wid yu star?Evr’y time wi talk Yu a mek up yu face,Like smaddy mussa tell yu sehA you get las’ place.Mi tink yu kno’ yu coolAn’ dat ev’ry ting a’right,But as soon as mi tun roun’Is like seh yu […]

Prodigal

It’s time to go back to my homelandThe island of my birth Jamaica, my home, with beauty so grandThe loveliest place on earth. Beautiful country-sides, trees so greenLeaves rustling in the cool evening breezeWalking by the sea on beaches so cleanThe whisper of rain falling through the trees.Trees and plant of many speciesSome you’ve never […]

Flower in her hair

The scent of night queen And Forever Lure the winds Of love to him And he felt The majestic serenity He saw the beauty Of peace The beauty Of love That was hidden In her As he stroke her hair softly with his finger he touched life once again transfixed by the Flower in her […]

Ghandi–Noble peacemaker

Gandhi   As I touch your statue   I felt as if I met peace   As if I met you   As if our spirit connect   Sitting amongst your followers   As you share wisdom   I sense love   And I wish, oh I wish   I could touch your feet   […]

You know they’re Jamaican if they…

You know they’re Jamaican if they … Express disgust by ‘sucking’ or ‘kissing’ their teeth Point with their mouth ‘Cut yeye’ when upset with someone Wear a ‘frock’, not a dress Refer to fancy shoes as ‘boot’ Stir the ice in their drinks to make it colder Take the ice in their mouth and spit […]

Ah…The memories of JOS

I read of the newly opened bus depot in HWT and it brought to mind the buses of my time. When I lived in Jamaica, JOS was the company that provided bus service throughout the corporate area. Jamaica Omnibus Service or Chi Chi bus as they were called, probably due to the sound heard when […]

Reflections on my School Days

I was in the fifth grade at Ewarton Primary School. I was a fifth grader who was very accomplished as he was competitive. Throughout my previous years at the school, I have won a nationwide art contest; skipped a grade, and maintained an ‘A’ average. In the fifth grade, I ranked first in my class. […]

Father

Father: I miss you, For a moment I thought; In my own illusion I heard you whisper, Saying: be patient my dearest child; As I try to feel the supremeness, of thy heart; I yearn to hear your voice I yearn to know you more I yearn for your love I yearn to smile once […]