Post on 27-Jun-2015
Patsy Adams has published another
collection of poems on Anguillian themes. This
slim volume, Windows to Yesteryear contains
poems about Anguilla's history, culture, and sea,
and was produced in conjunction with the
National Trust. Here is one of Patsy's poems from her
new book
Note: Jumbees
(spirits) and rum
jumbees (pedestrian alcoholics)
are now seldom
heard or seen in
Anguilla.
John Boy walkin in de night all aloneStop and look cause he hear a soft moan. Saw a baby jumbee sittin near a treeHe say, "John Boy come and keep me company.
ClickTo
advance
Long, long ago, there was thousans of us now eletric lights come an we are dispussed.
We had excellent times in de buryin grungBecause in dat place no human hang arung..
We used to trick ya parents upon de tird day After their loved one had passed away.
We would laugh and roar in our ghostly woiceAfter we see big people running away from us.
We would take funny shapes
and make spooky soundsAs soon as the evening sun went dung
We did rule Anguilla from duss till dawnThen hide in de tamarin trees at morn.
Now me oldfolks dead. Oh cuss de eletric lightNot a jumbee friend nowhere in sight.
Ah beg ya tell ya leaders, whatebber demm do Dat we is part of de enwirement too. Who could be so cruwell to stop de funOf de boys and girls after set of de sun?
Please tell dem turn off de current real fasscause I - Rum Jumbee- is one of de lass."
John Boy walkin in de night all aloneNo longer afaraid of dat jumbee soft moan.
Please tell dem to share dis PowerPoint
Showcause I - Xiby- would like to
see it go!
Where is Anguilla located?:
Anguilla is located in the Caribbean Sea, the northern most island in the
Leeward Island chain. Nearest neigbour to the
south is St. Martin, a distance of 4
miles. A ferry runs from the harbour to the Princess
Julianna Airport in Sint Maarten.For more on
Anguilla’s history click:
http://www.anguilla-vacation.com/history.htm