Short Bahamian Poems

An offspring born
from a marriage between
the shades of blue,  green and white
you are the universal language
of the seven seas
and the most significant color
on our national  flag
You represent a peace of mind
and every strand of my being
as a passionate Bahamian
in the only place
I have ever called home...

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The bouncing beat

Of merengue music 

At the beach bar pulses

Across the Bahamian bay

On a mellow breeze, 

Calling to the palms 

As they sway their arms

To the night rhythm, 

Inviting them into a dance 

With the full blue beams 

That tiptoe across the dark water

Eager to step onto the white expanse

Lit by the bright disco ball overhead...

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An Evening In Guanima
Bahamian Anthology
West Indian Poetry
Climbing Clouds
Longman Atlas
Welcome To The Bahamas
Island Boy
The Pearl
Moby Dick
Old Man and The Sea
Out Island Doctor
Devotions For The Beach 
Bahamas In Black and White
Island of The Blue Dolphins
Chicken Soup For The Beach Lovers
and Ocean Lovers Soul
I love the adventures 
of an underwater library...

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Sailboats at Regatta
bob and weave
play and sway
like feathers on the currents of the air
on a springtime morning. 

Hand carved champions of the sea
engineered to outsail some other
brothers, friends and fathers all aboard
more than ready.

Hoing through the motions
open ocean bound
toward a blue horizon
and fearless - full of faith, only
in what wind may take them far, fast
as cheerful souls on shore
say goodbye.

- a poem by Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr...

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I am 
a believer in the gospel of Jesus Christ
a redeemed child of The King
an enthusiast of end time prophecies
a patriotic Bahamian
a lover of Rake and Scrape, Junkanoo, Goombay and Calypso
a September baby
a beach lover
an ocean lover
a nature addict
an environmentalist
a lover of coconuts
a tour guide
a time traveler
a sports fan
a poetess
a storyteller
a nature photographer
a comedian
an innovator
a philosopher
an artistic genius
and a tourism enthusiast...

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