Waitukubuli

Wrote this piece about my country. It's better on the page than when i recite it!!!...LOL

Waitukubuli, "Tall is her body"!
She seems a strong woman standing stately
Facing west; Looking to the past for a vision of her future.
Drawing from the sun's last rays as they dim and dip in the distance,
The hope of tomorrow's untapped potential.
An independent woman, broad waist-ed and fertile,
Fat and fabulous; having borne much fruit of her womb.

She commands wonder as the world takes notice of her grandeur,
Her hidden gems and precious wonders buried between rolling hills,
In the shadows of mountains, in wooded dells and glens.
Sheer amazement lurks in every nook, cranny and crevice.
Waterfalls that descend from steepling heights,
Appear as falling crystals do, beads of glass that curtain the bare rock faces beneath.

She is an eco-paradise, teeming with life.
Her lush, serene forests remain untouched and unspoiled.
Bright, yellow sunshine kisses her face each day and her seemingly
Innumerable springs are well watered; giving life to 365 rivers.
Her children eat from her pot of flora and fauna,
Seasoned with an array the region's most exquisite spices.
They stay happy, for she feeds them well; And those who bite her hand,
She swiftly punishes.

She was lucky enough to have been placed in the middle
Of a melting-pot of live culture; sandwiched between islands
That share her passions and languages.
A cauldron of blended colors, sounds and lifestyles.
She is home of the last remaining indigenous Kalinago people,
Who remain a symbol of her will to persevere amid opposition.

Her scars and wrinkles have afforded her a wisdom well beyond her 30 years.
For in them lie tales of wars waged in her waters and on her shores.
Her true beauty lies in the green,
Having replaced the red; The blood that was shed over her loyalties.
Her resolve is steadfast and though storms come each year,
She is never shaken. The proof is in her story!


-HalfCrazy
© Elias O. Dupuis