Long Bahama Poems

Well, it all started when
Jim Beam bet Jack Daniels
that Captain Morgan
couldn't go out
and get himself
some Wild Turkey.
Old Fashioned, like Old Granddad,
Captain Morgan like some of you,
really enjoys his Southern Comfort.
But mostly in the form of...

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I've dreamed of something special for quite some time,
a vacation I've envisioned that would be simply sublime.
I'll be leaving from Miami on a round-the-world cruise
and I reserved a balcony room to enjoy the scenic views.

I'll...

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Bermuda Triangle

This event was terrifyingly true,
Out in Atlantic, on the ocean blue.
It was ‘81, after we left Fort Lauderdale,
Hoping for happy Bahamas vacation tale
Aboard chartered sailboat, ketch of 52 feet,
Even air conditioned for the Florida...

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Osama Bin Laden,
you don't know where your headin.
Osama the Llama,
get on you knees,
and start your beggin"
We'll get you good,were
not just kiddin"

You've crushed our
buildings,and made them 
fall.
I'm sure it must have made
you,feel ten feet tall.

We will...

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Decem in expectancy has come anon
This morn, dress in bridal mist
Of late night dews that fall on
Worn ferns, Bahama and Lilies amidst
A slim cool air in the atmosphere 
Gently bids adieu to a fleeting year.

Alas,...

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At the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas,
Souper poets are drinking Bahama Mamas.

Casino games are set aside every night
as Soupers take the stage to read poems they write.

Ladies dress up as mermaids and men as sailors,
not...

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You've heard of a "Dream" vacation,
well that's what I'm gonna do.
My wife and I on a cruise ship,
which to us is nothing new.

This will be the ninth straight year
that we've gone on a seven day...

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A nation of peace,a nation of pride
A nation that's spread far and wide.
A nation of hope,a nation of joy,
Thats free for all, man,women ,girl and boy.

A nation to give,a nation to take
A nation filled with...

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You can draw with the yellow ink
while I draw with the green one

Take your yellow ink
and you will sketch the islands of:
Grand Bahama, Abaco, Cay Sal Bank
Bimini, Berry Islands, Andros,
New Providence and Eleuthera
against the dark...

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Hondo Died Yesterday

By Rick Rucker
“Hondo died yesterday,”
I heard the news, I said “No way!”

He seemed so big, and strong,
I was sure he would enjoy a life, very long,

Always there, with a joke,
Or a cigar to...

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Miss Bahamian Culture
a woman who pledges loyalty
to put Bahama land from the time
she was conceived out of the womb


Miss Bahamian Culture
a woman who sheds the blood
of gold, black and aquamarine
straight from her veins
as she wakes...

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Peach-pinched beachcombers
enter the scene
with sugary-sun splashes,
darkened sunglasses.
Beautiful Bahamas
with pink sand beaches
and the gully wash
that ebbs and flows, sweetens
her veins with serendipitous warmth,
tantalizes his bushwacker brain.
Foraminifera of her cheeks,
her wet towel beneath.
Horseshoe bay smiles,
waves them in
with...

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two white chairs sit waiting for the newlyweds in cabin sixty-two
they sleep late, most of us early risers now realize
gorgeous Bahama waters are bright turquoise this morning
tasty bacon smells waft from the D’Agosto family’s cottage

nature's...

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I will try a Bahama Mama’s Llama, I say.
She arrives in a crystal goblet. 
She’s shimmering pink with a touch of gold.
Wow! I say after taking a sip.
My eyes are blurry after the second one.

Now...

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The Bahama Islands, our tropical paradise
the apple in eyes of the Caribbean
the place of my birth
like the planet Saturn camouflaged
in sun, sand and sea!

The Bahama Islands, our tropical paradise
the archipelago we all love 
from Grand...

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The Bahama  Islands 
our nation of shallow seas
our archipelago in the sun we live on
which the Lord our God
laid our foundation of life 
upon the shallow plantations 
of The Atlantic Ocean

We are a consecrated...

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The May Bahama breezes rustled fronds
of palm trees very common on the beach.
And he, with an affinity for blondes,
was drawn to one who seemed within his reach.
Encompassed by white sand and azure sea,
embraced by warming...

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If I were queen for a day I would sit on my thrown
loving myself and all that I own
being pampered from head to toe
traveling worldwide whereever i want to go

If I were queen for a...

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Six decades ago
the landscape of
my Little Nassau
had
places like
The Silver Slipper
The Blue Note
The Banana Boat
The Conch Shell
The Zanzibar
The Cat and Fiddle
and The Drumbeat Club
with activities like
Fire dancing
limbo dancing
steel bands
big bands
and Goombay drums
Interesting people like
Sweet Richard
Blind Blake...

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Sitting in the local bar
Eating local fare
Country music playing on the jukebox
Feet start tapping
People talking.
The barmaid hopping getting liquor pouring.
Family
Not kin but family just the same. 
Similar hardships faced
Different stories to share. 
Locals all here...

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B een too long since my last vacation travel trip.

A bsolute island beauty does relax my job’s grip.

H alting busy is easy on heavenly beach strips

A long this islands’ multi jeweled peaks and tips.

M y...

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Many years ago as we've been told 
Pilgrims landed on America shores
Remembered for their gifts of love
Shared with natives living there
Surviving those long winter months
Who would have thought
Their kindness would cross the seas
To our small...

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Iron Onan   

Beat ,
skip,
 beat tremolo skip 
beat ship tremolo skip 
	‘jack skip 
Mr.. b .  
	Skip me. 
		skip skip skip. 
Ruth was a string student 
Onan an iron grant . ...

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