This poem reflects the persona’s
pride in his country’s natural beauty. It celebrates the natural beauty of
Jamaica in a joyous and exultant mood. The many aspects of Jamaican nature are
beautifully described.
Despite not having the seasonal
changes of winter, spring, summer and autumn, Jamaica has its own cycle of
changes. This is vividly described in the different days that Jamaica
experiences; bright hot sunny days to rainy days when the earth lies fallow until
it bursts with activity and beauty again.
We are shown images of tropical
rainstorms and strong winds that threaten to uproot trees as well as the
scorching heat from the sun that shines down on green cane fields
We are taken to the next change of
season when leaves fade and fall off from trees, only to have our senses waken
once again when the logwood blossoms and the bushes come alive with the sound
of buzzing bees and the smell of honey.
The final, almost breath-taking,
image is of the earth being paved with yellow stars.
Adapted from : STAR-NIE 19 September
2012
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