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THIS IS MY GUYANA 21 Poems By Dmitri Allicock My Beautiful Guyana such a sweet name to me Sea of Green and Lush Scenery Magnificent Birds overlook foaming tide Golden Tamarin Monkeys scamper and hide Rushing Rapids and Tumbling Falls aloud Land of history that makes us proud O sweet Guyana, land of many faces

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THIS IS MY GUYANA

21 Poems

By Dmitri Allicock

My Beautiful Guyana such a sweet name to me

Sea of Green and Lush Scenery

Magnificent Birds overlook foaming tide

Golden Tamarin Monkeys scamper and hide

Rushing Rapids and Tumbling Falls aloud

Land of history that makes us proud

O sweet Guyana, land of many faces

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Home of peace for all races.

This is my Guyana! My Beautiful Guyana

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REPENT! SHE SAYS

Street preacher waving the bible tall

At the corner they listens to her call

Vendors & customers learns for free

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Shouting gospel and talks about thee

Guyana’s flavor of colors and spice

Preaching on the revelation of Christ

Repent! Change your ways, she says

Blessings of God and the coming day

Repent! Or hell-fire will be that price

Her bible up high and words of advice

She righteously preaches for all to hear

God’s salvation for those listening ears

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GEORGETOWN IN 1866

Historical Georgetown, so long ago

Faded brown and disappearing glow

It was 1866, and the passage of time

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Major events of the world’s timeline

Fog of history and a disappearing blur

And remembering the way things were

Sails on vessels, wooden town so neat

A lone horse and buggy on the street

Old Georgetown in the shining light

149 years ago, and an incredible sight

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SOUNDS OF A GUYANA MORN

Out of a sleeping Guyanese night

Fowlcock greets the dawning light

A pitter- patter of the pouring rain

Clattering zinc roof & windowpane

Clearer sky and the songbirds sings

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The barks of dogs, doing their thing

Clangs of pots & pans as coffee boils

The sizzling of eggs and bacon in oil

Hoof beats and voices out in the street

Sounds of a Georgetown morning so sweet

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AFTER THE RAIN

Children running in the street

Flashback memories so sweet

Having fun, laughter and song

After the rain and all day long

Fresh in the air as they play out

Staying fit when they run about

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Games they play, I know so well

My Guyana where thoughts dwell

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BARRELS OF RUM

A thousand barrels of El Dorado Rum

Aging in oak & the best spirits for some

The making of Guyana, the sugar & of old

The blend of time and Demerara’s gold

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HOOFBEATS OF THE RUPUNUNI CATTLE TRAIL

Ride the Rupununi Cattle Trail in the sky

Ride once more, rolling savannah up high

Saddle up for that last round up, and ride

Stay steady in the saddle & use guiding reins

Ride to the coast thru shine and stormy rains

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Ride meandering trail, where monkeys howl

Cross the rushing rivers, passing jungle growls

Brave the reptiles, mosquitoes and hot weather

Echoes of hoof beats & vaqueros as tough as leather

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NEW DAY

We are greeted with a bright new day

Dreams of happiness are here to stay

Live this life with kindness and worth

A pledge for peace around this earth

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THE TIDE IS HIGH

Down by the shore when the tide is right

Within the hush of nature, fishes bite

The river tide washing and so serene

Essequibo’s sweet water rising clean

Arowana, haimara, tibacuri, he yearns

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Casting his hook & line from the stern

Soon his fishes will be dangling about

Fried fresh water dish, without any doubt

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CHILD OF GUYANA

I am a child of Guyana’s green

Land of much nature to be seen

Pristine forest and grassy plains

A rich land of sunshine and rain

Flat coast, hills and rocky heights

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The majestic harpy eagle in flight

Fruits, vegetables & a lucky seed

Creeks to swim and colorful beads

Cassava bread and a pepperpot fill

Corial, paddle, with school on a hill

Coconuts to drink and bush tea brew

I am a child of the fresh morning dew

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SANTA ROSA SMILES

A smile in the water, pure and simple

Santa Rosa Mission, delightful dimple

The pulse of a precious heart that race

Reflected on her sweet sunshine face

Giggles and laughter, a cheerful sound

A girl in the water and happiness found

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FELLOWSHIP- MAHAICONY

Between two poles I’d prefer to swing

Laying suspended in a Mahaicony sling

Supported between heaven and earth

Balancing the things that give us worth

A place of relief and pleasurable breeze

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Hearing the birds beneath the mango tree

A rendezvous for tired body and mind

Stolen moments in a hammock so kind

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MORACUT OF THE MANGROVES

Demerara greets the Atlantic tide

Mangrove coast and soft inside

Fountain of life spawn of muck

Moracut fishes & crabs to pluck

Water fowls dancing on breeze

Entanglement of roots & leaves

Egrets, herons, stork & spoonbill

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Long legged Ibis & flamingo thrill

Guyana’s mudflat and salty coast

Rich with bountiful fishes to boast

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DEMERARA/ESSEQUIBO RAILWAY

1935

Remembered days of trembling tracks

Of 1897 Upper Demerara, way- way back

Wismar to Essequibo Train with folks

Timber, gold and diamonds of hopes

Thick smoke of steam engine in mood

A sweet rattling song of history to soothe

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MABARUMA LOVE

A good life is all about living

A gentle smile and the giving

Life is also about the knowing

Wisdom & the graceful going

So enjoy it with love and ease

A Mabaruma love if you please

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YELLOW POUI FRESHNESS

In reaching for something new

You will know something true

That the new soon becomes old

And are yesterday stories, retold

Something more or something new

Expectations & answers lies within you

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CAMOUFLAGE

Animals and their surroundings are the blend

Mother Earth’s tale of adaptation and pretend

The rhythm of life in the light and also the dark

The ghost bird, looking like a piece of tree bark

Reptiles, like the color of the leaves as they stalk

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Waiting patiently for prey & for those who walks

Nature’s gradual camouflage & inexorable magic

No wizard but survival of the fittest the only logic

And there walking within the shrubs of the sunlight

A jaguar of Guyana, on a mission of stealth & might

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AQUARIUM DREAM

When I was a boy of eight or so

I was mesmerize to see fishes go

Shallow waters with colorful fish

An aquarium of a dream my wish

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I watched them so cute and swift

Lively in the creek, a beautiful gift

I caught some by using every trick

A net, a scoop in a trench or a creek

Kept them in a jar or a bottle of glass

Lined with an ivy plant or some grass

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SHOOTING FISH

Bow and arrow in the fading light

Drifting into the darkness of night

Fish sheltering near the river shore

Lukanani, tibacuri, catabac & more

The bite of the river, ripples so still

Rhythm of a native Guyanese thrill

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Last rays of light as dusk turns gray

An arrow shoots without much delay

Patience & quiet in the light of moon

Fry fish and cassava bread very soon

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BEST BUDDIES

Kako River and a faraway land

Smiling buddies, hand in hand

Sunshine friends, snug & warm

Mazaruni kids, hugs and charm

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Such friendship can’t be replace

Pure like the smiles on their face

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THREE PULLING & TWO SPARES

[Enmore, Guyana]

Three donkeys pulling in the hot weather

On a gentle trot as they move together

Carrying a heavy load and wearing a frown

With two extra for backup until work in done

THE END