Weakness For Words
i have a weakness for words.all kindsa words,like nouns, adjectives, and verbsthis verbal appreciationmanifests itselfby makin me like brotherswit’ good conversationnothing like a manwith tight word gamewho can make a womanfeel just rightthink she seeing the lighta man who ain’t kickin’the same lame gamethat no sane woman should be down withmy major weakness is wordsi […]
The Wanderer
He wanders through lifegleaning little bits of wisdom from each experiencefor just as Earth is the great MotherLife is the best Teacherand as he travels down this patheverydayhe drops nuggets of knowledgealong the waywillingly he allows the narrow and stablemindedto exist vicariously through himfor, unstable though he may be,he is the vessel in which wisdom […]
Queen Nanny Of The Maroons – The Mother Of A Nation
It is night in the Blue Mountains. The year is 1734. There is no noise save the occasional hoot of an owl or the shriek of a bat enjoying its evening feast. A visitor might think the place uninhabited, but this is a warrior’s camp – Maroon soldiers and look outs are posted along every […]
Black Man… Arise!
O black man… my brotherArise!!!You are not whoMen say you areYou are whoYour Creator says you areOne fearfully and wonderfully made No my brotherDo not beBent over any longerBy the oppressive liesGet up! Stand Up!Lift your headStand proud! Stand tall!In the regality and majesty of your raceThat’s your inheritanceYou are of royal lineageWear your blackness […]
People get ready, time to rock steady
So I contemplating, on words that ring over and over my headWhat a gwan, wit mi JamaicaWhat happen to the farthing? they give that back to the queen, what we getindependent. Hole, mi bean need fe turn.Alright, pon de real issuesUse to be, nice what to like it back twice, now me a wonder, if […]
He open my heart
he open my heart/eyes to love touching the wound/scar, bruised/tissue flesh/pain invisible/to one eyes he open my heart to love. he open my heart/eyes to feel/see the beauty/color of love rays/beaming from a/rainbow shining/ever/so magnificent for the world to see. he open my heart to love/to/love to love/you/mankind. © 2006 Maxine Foster
I am your secret admirer
the words sound of your voice soothes my inner spirit soul caught my attention as i turned up the car stereo the bass i can’t resist pumping sweet melodic reggae beat reminds me of my past lover you n sweet Jamaica. i pull over to *you’ll be forever and always in my heart* with a […]
The Taxman Cometh: Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 21
Aunt Fern had been trying to get me to go to church with them for a while. I finally gave in. When I was in Jamaica my parents used to go to the Catholic church. It was more of a social club for me. I was an alter boy for a time. Aunt’s Ferns church […]
Avoiding a Plague – Letters from a Jamaican in China
About a month and a half ago construction on the apartments across the hall left my apartment covered in white dust (hopefully not asbestos). Being asthmatic it caused lots of respiratory problems, which I figured would pass once the construction was done. It took them an entire month to build 2 new apartments, and pollute […]
Woman Inna Power
In recognition of the historical event that took place on February 25, 2006 when Mrs. Portia Simpson Miller was elected leader of the People’s National Party Come one, come all!Unnu neva hear di news?Jamaica tun revolutionaryAn ooman tap sing di blues! Yes massa, yes missisWe mek history inna 2006,We beat even di AmericansFi put a […]