Lions Youth Camp Poetry 2011

Sweet as a Rose

The mango was sweet as sugar.
The boys were sour as a lime
The milk was sour as, as…

My teacher looks sweet as a rose.
I am sweet as a sweety.
The girl makes a sour face
like when eating a green tamarind.

- Shania Spencer

The day is hot
The wind was cold
The sun was hot
The night was cold
and my food was very cold.

Oh, and one thing I forgot:
my tea was hot.

- Travis Browne

China’s Festival

In China’s biggest festival,
in a crowded street, a boy and girl
felt happy and in love.

They walked into a forest path,
surprised by a baby tiger

wondering all alone.

- Teshanna Fitzpatrick

The Ice is Cold

The ice is cold
but the fire is hot
blazing like the sun on a summer’s day

then cold as snow on a winter’s night
the cool breeze whistling
the hot lava boiling
in a volcano

- Teshanna Fitzpatrick

In the Night Bar

In the night bar
me and my friend
were feeling elated

we saw things
like darks lights
and lots of money

it remind me of the show
at night
the money in the bank show.

At church
me and my grandmother were
feeling bless

we saw lots of baskets

I remember
when we were on a picnic
with all the family

- Withney Blake

Water is Cold

water is cold
rice is hot
and so is a car engine

the pot is hot
the pot is hot hot
the pot is cold

- Lamuel Allen

My Brother and I

My brother and I went to go fishing
catching the biggest
is both our wish
and big fish is what we catch.

No matter the size,
they still make a splash.
Some we take
home to eat
and some we keep.

- Darren Troyer

In a Camp

In a camp
a boy and girl
happy together
to play in the rain

and have a memory
about their father and mother

- Darren Troyer

I Saw a Tiger

I saw a tiger
in the forest.
He had long nails,
and big teeth.

The eyes are red.

- Linden Samuel

It is

I think my brother has no right to hit me.
It is wrong to curse somebody.
It is right to go to school.

My dog has no right to run away.
It is wrong to go back down.
It is wrong to lie on someone.

My school work is very hard for me.
The choir was easy to sit in on.
My brother bites me easy all the time.

My word is very easy to do.
The man talk easy when he is vex.
The rain is falling very hard.

- Annetta Allen

On a Cold Night

On a cold night at a casino,
we gathered together around
a broken hearth

when a man walked into a beautiful woman.
He asked her on a date
but she didn’t answer.
She was dumb.

The man felt sorry that she could not talk.
He stepped out in a rainy night.

- Keifer Allen

His Cat

My family went to Marshal Falls.
My mother found a man.
She felt sorry for him.

We all introduced ourselves.
He showed us a book with a card
on a bench that had a a dead rat.

He told us his cat died.
His cat was the only thing that he had.

- Keifer Allen

I am

I am Brayon.
I feel happy.
I think about my friend.
I see birds.
I hear my mom.
I do.
I wish/I think/I can
climb a tree

- Brayon Persaud

I am

I am Amanda.
I live in Guyana.
I like to use computers.
I like my mother.
I like to jump out windows.
I like to be happy.

- Amanda

I Love

I love Essequibo.
I love my mom.
I love my feelings.
I love my toys.
I love my memories.
and I love my little things.

- Keshana Blackman

The Red Apple

I’d be so glad if I could have a green apple.
They look so tasty and red,
the delicious juice dropping from your mouth.

Sometimes it is green, but it tastes so good.
I just wish it could be ripe.

Today the apple got red, finally.

- Marcia Stephen

Where they Met

I can remember one day
in the children’s play park.

There was a young man
and a young woman
who were talking
about their feelings.

Then the man said, “let’s walk
into the sun,” and they started to.

The next morning they were
trying to remember where they met.

- Odella Roach

Being a Doctor

I want to be a doctor
don’t matter what it takes,
a few lashes from a Guyanese teacher.
Even from Canada
and the United States of America;
that will get me in line.

Corrections from the bible
I don’t mind.
Going to church,
singing in the choir,
listening to my Sunday school teacher–
that’s my heart’s desire.

I’m not leaving you forever,
Shania is getting big,
from nursery
to university.
If you don’t take in your education,
you will live in misery.

- Shania Wilson

Keep It

Anywhere you go, you must know why you’re going;
and when you stop, know where you’re staying.

Don’t go about life without a reason,
that’s a sign that you don’t know what you’re doing.

This is not a question,
but a statement
I’m making–
don’t blame anyone.

For any bad that has happened.
The spiritual life is best left for the living.
Just pay and receive
a blessing.

- Shania Wilson

Bartica Market

Early morning you will hear
the vendors cry:
“Come buy our juicy:.
Come by! Come by!”

Oranges, bananas,
five fingers, balatas,
smooth brown berries,
West Indians cherries,
juicy water mellons,
grapes and lemons,
“Come buy our juicy fruits:
Come buy! Come buy!”

Tamarind, jamoons,
mangoes, coconuts,
green vegetables like lettuce and pop-choi,
callaloo bush and bora so fresh,
big yellow pumpkins
with plenty vitamins.
Small red tomatoes and ochroes.
“When you want to fry:
Come bai! Come bai!”

Cheep and sweet,
fresh and juicy,
make you pot spicy
and irresistible.
“Come buy at Bartica Market:
Come by! Come by!”

- Shania Wilson

The Ending

It is the beginning of the race.
I like beginning the road race.
I like to begin in the bus.

- Chris Crighton

Anxious

In a night bar crowded with people
men and women there
feeling very happy
stepped on the stage
and started to dance.

One Saturday night,
I went to the store
to buy some ice-cream.
I was feeling happy
but in between
I was anxious
because we went to the night bar

where it was crowded with people
boys, girls, men and women
they were feeling my happiness
so they started to dance.

Why was I anxious?
It is because my man wasn’t there.
He was in the back dam far away.

- Nashana Williams

When Hard Rains Blow

I feel cold every time
when hard rains blow.

Every day
when the sun blazes I feel hot.

When cold fog falls
it wets up the grass.

At night the place is cold.

- Shaquille Khan

The Country Is

The country is big.
The country is small.
The country is medium

and that is all.

Boys and girls live
together in it.
They are happy because
they are here.

Bells are ringing
every Sunday morning
and children are playing
in the evening!

- Navana Hopkins

Guyana Poem

home
Guyana
wedding
school
birthday party

boy
girl
grandmother
children

mother
feel
for
happiness

- Dianna Neil Martindale

My Aunt

My aunt came from Canada,
by my mother for holiday.
I feel nice and excited
when she teach me to dance.
“I feel like I’m in a dream
all day,” I tell she.

- Jusel Jonelle Duggan

I Have a Place

I have a place where many persons live.
They feel happy sometimes,
they feel sad sometimes.
They feel sad mostly.
Then, they feel happy again.

In my place, I have
cheese, spoons, forks, knives,
plates and many other things.

Every night the people in my place
talk about their brothers and sister’s
birthdays.

Memories every night.

- Ayube Khan

The Tea

The tea my sister made for me is hot.
The boy has a hot temper.
The water around him is cold.

The night is cold.
I went into the freezer and felt it.
Today the sun is hot.

-John

I Can

I can beat
I can eat
I can do something
so sweet.

It was an hour
then I smelt something sour.

- Allister Bobb

My Mom and Cousins

My mom and cousins
like to go to the river
to bather and play with the water.
My cousins play
with the sand.

My brother was running
and he tripped on a wood.

He bruised. He thought
that it was fun, the pain.

- Alliyah Hopkinson

It’s Raining

It’s raining and the place is cold.
When it stops raining,
the place will get hot.

My skin will get hot
I love to bathe with cold water.
But it’s 90 degrees hot now.

- Schnell Sears

I am

I live in Guyana.
I like to play.
My favourite colour is red.
My favourite food is cook up.
My favourite sport is cricket.
I was my baby brother.
I am a girl.
I feel happy to play.
I think about my family.
I see a girl.
I hear children.

- Shameka Sears

I am

I am a girl.
I feel happy about myself.
I think about my family.
I see good things every day.
I hear birds chirping every day.
I do good things for everyone.
I wish for everything to come true.

- Kalia Sears

A Bright Sunday While Visiting Brazil

My grandmother, mother, sister,
cousin and I attended
the church service.

I was glad even though
the place was hot.
After a long time, it became
cold and I became hungry.

The pews were all
filled, we had to sit on chairs.
Bibles were given to us to read.

After the holiday, we returned
to Trinidad in time for Christmas Day.

I went with my family,
we had lots of fun there

We went to the beach,
we take a good bath,
we buy food stuffs
from the big market.

I heard the birds whistling
and the cars driving.

I tasted a lot of delicious foods,
mash potatoes, sandwiches and more.

I saw the different kinds of animals:
cats, cows, dogs, and ducks.

I touched the colourful clothes
and the cars driving.

I smelt the lovely roses
and the delicious foods.

In Guyana, I’ve never seen
anything like that.
Brazil and Trinidad are more
beautiful than I could ever imagine.

- Shanae Heber

My Mango

In the dawn, I was eating
a sweet mango.
I was happy when I ate
the mango.
The place was very quiet.
The grass was very green.
The mango was big.
And then there was
the ending of my sweet mango.

- Shanae Heber

Home

Hello! Hello! Hello!
home an yord.

My home dose keep me
worm an healty.

You always protect me
from theif an wile animal.

I put my nice bed
in the house so I could sleep in.

A home is a nice place to be.
Oh! Home, I love you so.

- Shaquille Nurse

The Back Room

I lay awake in my bed listeing to the rain beat on the roof of our house. Lightening flashed. Thunder clapped and the trees swayed from side to side giving the illusion that they would fall. Four hours passed, and it seems that morning would not come. Then suddenly there was a loud bang coming from the back room. It had always given off a supernatural feeling to me.
I went to see what was the suspicious bang, and as I got closer to the room, the bang became more frequent, but in faded, fainter manner. Then I notice, there is something which is moving to cause the continuous bangings.
But I would rather try to see what is making the sound than not to sleep at all. So I find the courage to enter the room, just to find that my mom’s pet cat had found it’s way into the room and knocked over a jar.
That night I found out with the lights on in the back room, I am more comfortable and peaceful.

- Denzil Troyer