Poem -
Jamaica
Ā
Ā
InĀ Jamaican
grey sky, over blue mountain
NoĀ situation!
Ā my seaĀ foot getting too softĀ
Ā Ā resting onĀ theĀ whiteĀ sandĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
Ā Ā the morning rain
Ā onlyĀ come toĀ feedĀ Ā Ā Ā
Ā purpleĀ floraĀ
Ā ripen the coffeeĀ Ā Ā Ā
and sweeten the breadfruitsĀ
NoĀ situation!
sun already getting hotĀ Ā Ā
noĀ crosses toĀ bearĀ Ā
Ā smile, that postcardĀ smile
and have another Shanty
Ā jerkĀ chicken's onĀ theĀ fire
Ā cool breezes down by Dunn'sĀ RiverĀ Ā
Ā tonight we'll be immortalsĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā
Ā dancing like Ninjas
eating bananaĀ chipsĀ Ā
Ā drinking Red Stripe beer,
Ā feeling nice with the stars and cricketsĀ
Ā No situation!
Ā
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Just loving this Christopher! It brings back wonderful memories for me of Jamaica- I got married thereĀ and the day after our wedding we climbed Dunn River falls- it was beyond memorable- jerk chicken and banana chips washed down with dragon beer and then watching Miko Blanco limbo over fire- you have captured it all so brilliantly- loving the imagery and being transported back by the power of your descriptive words! Thank youĀ so much for sharing xx
Lodigiana
lodigiana, thank you mon, lol....I just came back from vacation in JA and wanted to keep some memories, I had me a good time, all inclusive is dangerous for me though,....wow, you got married in Jamaica, that is so cool, cause I went to a wedding there, Runaway Bay, good times, so glad you liked and decided to comment, 'comments' are worth posting for, coming from you with great appreciation, it was a pleasure....cheers poetĀ Ā
"Under the starry acrylic sky..".... brilliant brother man!!.....JamaÄ«ca rocks!!.... ganja and the Marley bloomin' through the wood!!....WOW!!...Molly was singer in the market place!!..Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da......the white album (I think?)!!..... dude how I miss you and your words!!..... gorgeous poetry!!..... so happy to hear you had memorable experience off the coast my friend!!...... LOVE and ROCKETS!!.....T xo ?āā³ā„?ā„?
T, I'm mostly 'here' my friend, I check in as often as I can, but, yes, I don't post much poetry on here anymore, maybe I've spread myself too thin, I'm on two other sites, but honestly I haven't posted much on those either, I think I've gotten bored of writing poetry, for the most part, I've started a few but I didn't really like them enough to post, been a weird summer, what can I say....I take it you've been to Jamaica, I really like it there, but most people like the 'resort' thing, no; pretty easy sell, lol....ganga? not so much, but I had my fill of Red Stripe and rum and coke, good times.... thanks for saying all those good things; I often feel like it's a different person you are talking about when you comment on my work, maybe I was in a trance when I wrote it, who knows, lol....stay cool, my brother, hugs
I find the ''ghost in you' to be a mystical portent, that which was, will be again my friend!!Ā I find comfort in just reading your words..... be well brother!!.... talk soon........ peace and hair grease!!.... your friend and ever-admirer!!.....t xo ā„??
I find the ''ghost in you' to be a mystical portent, that which was, will be again my friend!!Ā I find comfort in just reading your words..... be well brother!!.... talk soon........ peace and hair grease!!.... your friend and ever-admirer!!.....t xo ā„??
lol, maybe I am a 'ghost' T, I do find the 'internet' a place of great mystery at times with ever expanding boundaries, you are the coolest of the cool and a great poet I'm so honored by your words and appreciate your friendship very much, cheers my friend...'peace and hair grease' right back to ya DĀ Ā
I wish I could go// such a lovely place //Ā
thanks for the lovely comment, Leah, glad you like, hugs
Hi Christopher, sounds like an amazing holiday. I wouldn't have wanted to go back home haha...you really captured the holiday feel and tone with this piece... brilliant!!
love
Lorna xx
Hi Lorna, I didn't want to go back home, at least so soon, but 'free' rum twenty-four seven and very little self control on my part, well... lol; a week was probably just right, thanks for your comment and glad you liked it, cheers poet
lol, I was just there a week or so ago, I like it; it's a nice place to visit (being in a quality resort with open bar, armed guards, servants and all you can eat, with no relatives around, lol) not sure I'd want to live there though....and as far as the 'coconuts' go, speak for yourself, dey ain't bigger than mine, lol....hey, I will come there one day, and with bells on, as long as we're not talkingĀ 'Morvant', my old stomping grounds, my uncle told me to never come back, on Matapal St.Ā where dead and leaving tings will 'bite your 'arse' lol....keep dem beers cold, 'Shakespeare' stay safe and dry, peace....bye d way, ah watching yah, yah should b on d payroll,Ā DĀ Ā
My Dear Brother Poet Chris,
I feel so very cool now mon
Sitting by the fire bon
I'm way up on the mountain top
Six thousand feet, the measured drop
.
I don't go down to the cities mon
For many bad men carry gon
Me stay here, where my life is good
Don't go near dem bad neighborhoods
.
Hi Chris,
It's been too long.
Over thirty years ago, I became friends with a Jamaican man named Kenny.Ā He was the night clerk at a little motel I stayed for extended periods at, in North Miami Beach.Ā He loved to play basketball, and I had a brand new pair of Reeboks that I had never used.Ā I decided to give them to him, for I knew he would treasure them.Ā From that day on, he treated me like a brother.Ā Being the insomniac that I am, I would often go down and talk with him in the middle of the night.Ā He said, that someday, he would like to take me to the Jamaica that few hear about, and meet his people, who live high atop the mountain, and never come down.Ā I talk about them in this poem.
Sending my love,
Larry xxx
hey Larry, love your poem and story as well, my friend, yes I know the mountain you speak of, it must be Blue Mountain, I was right at the top, very nice and cool up there, mon,Ā children walk to and from school miles away, down by the river, it sis something to see, quite a lifestyle up there, and apparently up in this mountain grows the best coffee in the world, from a first hand experience I can say that it is really good coffee, thanks for comment my friend, good hearing from you, cheers poet, hugs
Hi Chris,
So very interesting that you actually visited one of the places that I have dreamt of going to.Ā I had forgotten about it being the site of the world's best coffee.Ā I'm sorry that I never got to take that trip with my Jamaican friend, Kenny.Ā
Great to be in contact again.
Peace, Love and Hugs,
Larry xxx
hey Larry,
yes it is quite a nice place, with the cool rivers and breathtaking views and it is colder than the rest of Jamaica.Ā I generally don't like heights but I did enjoy there.Ā You should go my friend, there are daily tours heading up there.Ā I do regret not buying some coffee when up there, even though I had budgeted for it, ah well, I suppose next time, you see we all have certain regrets, that are fixable D, be well palĀ
Hi Chris,
Thirty some years ago, when I knew Kenny, there were no tours up the mountain, and people rarely saw it's inhabitants.Ā Sounds like, although beautiful, it has become commercialized.
All my best,
Larry xxx
hey Larry,
not really, my friend, it's a hard place to get to, very dangerous roads, maybe that's the beauty of the place, even if they wanted to commercialize it, they couldn't.Ā Ā I'm sure one of those hotel chains would love to build a resort up there, but no way, just a lazy tour bus is all they have right now.Ā Ā I did speak to a few people about how it was 30 years ago or 50 even, and not much has changed except the road improved a bit, back then it was a climb up the mountain that the locals speak fondly of.Ā It wasn'tĀ popular with too many tourists; over five thousand feet.Ā Ā I think you should think about it Larry, I hate heights and found it a blast.Ā
Ā Have a good one, brother poetĀ Ā
This made me want to go to Jamaica Chris... lovely pen
thank you my friend, I appreciate the comment, glad you liked
I knew what I was going to say after I read your poem but everyone
said it for me.Lol What a relaxing and beautiful poem.Sounds like you had a great time.All the best to you.