Say Amen!

Jamaica

You are bananas and sugar cane

plantain and rum

You are patties and ackee

ginger beer and bun

You are Blue Mountains, blue skies

and blue seas that flow

You are reggae and ganja

the Rasta man’s home

You are tourists who tan

with a smile on their face

You are US dollars

that the poor and proud chase

You are green and black

with gold in between

You are the strength of a people

who set themselves free

You are the soul of one love

though you struggle, you strive

Your roots are in me

the rich source of my pride

Tomorrows Leaders

This is the first entry in my new blog.  Enjoy the poem…

When Bill graduated from college

he had the whole neighborhood waiting

for his contributions to the community.

So he threw up his cap

lifted up his rolled-up diploma

and smoked it.