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Jamaica Nuff Love
Beautiful Jamaica,land of my birth,
This little dot,specially prepared by Mama Earth,
World best seasoning,grown by our dirt,
And the Jamaican Rum,bad nuh blouse and skirt,
Beautiful Jamaica,land so...

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Categories: jah, adventure, people, places,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member The Lord Is My Shepherd I Shall Not Want
The Lord is my "Shepherd"I shall not want to die! The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not "Want to commit "Suicide"! The Lord is...

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Categories: jah, 10th grade, 7th grade,
Form: Verse
Jamaica Islands
Sun blazed;
Crystal clear
Skies, sparkle
Diamonds of
True beauty bliss...

Jamaica Islands
Exports with "JAH LOVE",
NO DISCRIMINATION.

SO Break-Out the tanning-oil
and beach towel kick-off 
your shoes, let your
Hair down N' hang-...

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Categories: jah, dedication, family, places, thank
Form: Free verse
Psalm of Praise
Psalm of praise


Oh Jah, we laud you 
for your magnificence 
as the one and only true God 
and Sovereign of the universe.

Your splendor is beyond...

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Categories: jah, creation, faith, god, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
Dreadlocks
Somehow I feel connected to each lock
They remind me of a time before me when black was not just hip hop
They remind me of a...

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© Humble B  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: jah, black-african amerme, me,
Form: Verse



Cannabis Connoisseur
Medical Marijuana

Magical Herb, given to this world
can cure so many things, you’d 
never believe it would

from helping a cancer patient
from starving
the positive results from it
are...

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Categories: jah, people, people, cancer, drug,
Form: I do not know?
Careless
CARELESS
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Possess my eyes to see
But nothing draws attention
Possess my ears to hear
But in them enters no sound
Possess my mind to think
But in it rests no...

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Categories: jah, how i feel,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member Father To Son
FATHER TO SON...
(APROPOS A QUADRIPLEGIC SON WHO LIVED AND DIED BEAUTIFULLY)


In the stillness of your own
you taught us
the circadian rhythms of life
and its meandering flow
cascading...

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Categories: jah, bereavement, child, death, emotions,
Form: Elegy
A Vision
A VISION
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The raw reflection, she is
The silent mirror of my soul
Who in her stillness channels deep 
The sour secrets that stain
The dying hopes that drain
The...

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Categories: jah, allegory, deep, desire, dream,
Form: Imagism
White Shadow
WHITE SHADOW
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Cornered in opalescence
No walls to be found
The abyss its residence
The address unknown

Its countenance clear
As frozen solid stone
Collaged in aqueous blue
Painted misty gray

Its irridescence seen
But...

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Categories: jah, mystery,
Form: Light Verse
Bob Marley
Bob was the greatest,
 Mr Marley was the best,
 Guitar in hand,
 Words from his lips,
 Puts your mind at rest,
 He left us great...

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Categories: jah, art, dedication, inspirational, red,
Form: Verse
What Do You Remember
I bet you remember
The birth and death
Of Jesus Christ
But tell me
Do you remember how
They crucified Rastafari

I bet you remember
The holidays and holy days
Of the pagan...

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© Leon Pryce  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: jah, black african american, dark,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Golden Opportunity For Unity
Almighty!  Almighty!
Grant us each others love
Grant us Unity

Almighty! Almighty!
We are you, you are we
One commUNITY

Almighty!
Make me an instrument 
Of your will

Almighty!
'Til my prayers for...

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Categories: jah, art, black african american,
Form: Ballad
Eye Shadow
EYE SHADOW
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WOW!!!! 
I love the color and how
It accentuates the tone of your skin
Truly, it brings out the brilliance
Beaming bright from your face
As I gradually...

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Categories: jah, beautiful, beauty, christian, color,
Form: Free verse
I Felt a Touch
I FELT A TOUCH
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It touched me soft 
As a brush strokes 
The hairs of my head
Soothed, then smoothed
To a straightened end

A gentle, tranquil sensation
I'd never...

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Categories: jah, allegory, christian, god, heaven,
Form: Pastoral

Book: Shattered Sighs