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Pulau Tidung, Thousand Islands, Jakarta
The only way to get to Pulau Tidung (Tidung Island) is by a three hour boat ride. This was my first weekend getaway after living in Jakarta for two weeks. I was craving a getaway from traffic jams,...
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How to Take a Bucket Shower in Indonesia
I am no stranger to bucket showers. Growing up in Jamaica I had to take them during numerous water shut offs. Our house would have no water for months at a time after a hurricane swept through the...
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Poem: I will
Photo credit: Marcus Paulo Prado ……………excel! as long as you are: my living bread; I will dream great! because you God, Don’t discriminate! Empress Journee The post Poem: I will appeared first on...
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Poem: In the South
Photo credit: Obi Onyeador …………..……………….lovely, The early morning dew; on the front mirror: not so many up and about, —the sun is out, the sky is bright: I took a walk in the morning light, then I...
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Poem: Covid-19
Photo credit: Julian Wan May escape you or me—so it seems: Wear your mask. Wash your hands. Stand 6 feet away. Help stop the spread. “Take the vaccine!” To keep us safe—alive; I beg u—please. Still...
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Poem: Winter
Photo credit: Jamie Waynick Icicles on the walls of the city: in the forest—bare, seems empty, Some are happy with your beauty: lovers smiles at your bravery, To the lonely; frost is a drawn out cold...
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Poem: Christmas a special day
Photo credit: Jude Beck Great intelligence, give me the words —you want me to say: Let poetic scripture flow as parables from my tongue—with grace, You formed me with no bias: single hand less than a...
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Poem: Christmas Love
Photo credit: Brian Suh ……………………there u are! u wonderful fresh—green pine, snowflakes stars wrapped in twine, garland strings, silver bells, and ornament shine, doors with wreath: life seems sweet,...
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Poem: 2021 New Year!
Photo credit: Korie Cull “New Me! New dream! New everything!” Bling! Bling! Bling!! “Where is my wedding ring?” Clean up your heart; clean up your lives, Before you want to be a husband or a wife: Let...
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Poem: Maybe
Photo credit: Roma Kaiuk …….your sweet diction, made me love you: Or your kind voice, proud walk, persuade me, To hold your hands—romance you; Maybe my love was too strong, over powering, to hold you:...
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Poem: My Love (Happy Valentine)
Photo credit: Jimmy Dean “Tell me, when true love, If you say you do, will touch—my heart?” Not for some—but for all! And my sorrows turn to crystal joy: “When will songs create Divine lives?” That...
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Poem: Let Go and Let God
Photo credit: Iker Urteaga I pray this morning, For my eyes to set upon your face: With glowing praise and not disgrace, And I sang a precious song I hear, Ringing in my ear: “To God be the Glory,”...
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Poem: Summer Night
Photo credit: Sugar Bee May I dance with you? not your lies: Is it me or is it you, cold as ice? Let me warm you with my weight: like the heat of the summer night Empress Journee The post Poem:...
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Poem: She Ride Horses but Never Follow
Photo credit: Sheila Swayze Up she goes amongst Colors of black, brown And white as she rein them, Through the desert, Rocky mountain, through the fall, summery days, She rides her horses but she never...
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Poem: Mother
Photo credit: Andrae Ricketts Sometimes the pain is so great: In your absence life seems, More empty and cold at times, Its’ hard to feel God and see the future, But I must remember, the past is no...
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Poem: A Grey Day
Photo credit: Umberto The sun hidden Somewhere between the clouds I hear hail, thunder, rolling, Lighting And rain kissing the ground God is speaking As I write these poetic words I thank you Lord....
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Poem: Silence
Photo credit: Teresa Fernández ………of the world: Then the dog barks. Empress Journee The post Poem: Silence appeared first on Jamaicans.com.
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