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Poem: life's education
My sister wanted a poem about school and I wrote one for her, not the kind of school she had in mind but everything that happens throughout our lifetime teaches us something so I took that as my inspiration for the poem. The poem may seem dark to you but I actually draw alot of hope from it. Life’s Education By Delroy "Nesta" Williams There are no walls or blackboards here And the lesson is taught after the class, Though the teacher is omni-present He’s still invisible to the carefree student. This is a time of personal battles, Where it seems the world determines the rules, And just when you think you’ve earned the grades With graduation on the horizon, A new lesson from the teacher emerges. A glimmer of your hope quickly erased in an instant For two steps forward can lead to a hike from miles away. There’s no room for petty games in this classroom As the school is life long And coronation comes after the grave. Only death hands over the certificate As a passage to true liberty, This depends on personal choices To a newness that can’t be enslaved. Only achievable by the path trodden, To and from the school of life, But beware of the eternal detention If you don’t heed life’s lesson.

May 29, 2009 | 1:05 AM

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Voix Dominique - Poetry Publication
The Dominican Diaspora ning group, through the esteemed leadership of Dominican Diane Corriette, has compiled a poetry publication, amply entitled Voix Dominique - An Anthology of Dominican Poetry. The call for submissions was made a few months ago and I, along with other members of the online network, submitted two of my poems: My Dominica (page 13 of 48) Stuck (page 45 of 58) There are also a number of other Dominican poets who have contributed to the anthology including: Susan Edgar Albert Williams Kalinago Ayanda Panman Ceasarina Paul Voix Dominique is a collection of poetry put together by 27 members of the Dominican Diaspora Social Network. The book also contains artwork (including the front cover) created by Dominican Diaspora member Ronald "Baba" Deschamps. Please feel free to send this book to friends and family or send them the link to this page http://www.uniquelydominican.com/voixdominique/voixdominique09.pdf To join the Dominican Diaspora Social Network visit http://www.dominican-diaspora.com/ Nest@

May 28, 2009 | 9:05 AM

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garbage bin scandal
I'm not one to meddle in politics or to even promote political issues but I can't escape this one, I don't think anyone in Dominica can. The present government, led by the Honourable Prime Minister, Mr. Roosevelt Skerrit has come under hot water for the procurement of garbage bins. Who would have ever thought that garbage bins would become such an important pre-election issue, lol. Facts (got the facts from an email, not sure if that makes them irrelevant) as presented about the garbage bin scandal: Invoice for 2,700 residential garbage bins at US$102.19 sent by Dopwell to Skerrit on April 22, 2008. nvoiced price is said to be good through June 05, 2008 The retail price of the bins eventually supplied (Roughneck 32Gal Non-Wheeled Refuse Bin from Rubbermaid) is as low as US$14.67 at Home Depot locations Item is not provided for in the 2007/2008 budget Members of the Roseau City Council are not aware of any decision to have government source garbage bins on behalf of the council Payments for the US equivalent of EC$275,909.98 and EC$473,887.74 (total of EC$749,797.72) made to Dopwell/Logistical Supply Solution by wire transfer from the National Bank of Dominica (NBD) on May 09, 2008 Dopwell places on TradeKey.com on May 13, 2008 request quotations for the supply of bins CIF Dominica Bins arrive in Dominica on September 24, 2008 Government grants itself concessions to import the bins duty free on September 26, 2008. Concession scheduled to expire on February 26, 2009 Skerrit presents supplementary budgetary appropriation to Parliament on October 06, 2009 and says that EC$764,541.00 was paid to Logistical Supply Solution for the bins that should have cost no more than EC$200,000. Bins are cleared from customs on April 16, 2009 after a VAT payment of EC$112,400 - six and a half months after they arrived in Dominica WHERE DE MONEY GONE?Do the math. You be the judge, I'm waiting for the final verdict. Is there corruption or not???

May 28, 2009 | 3:05 AM

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quote of the week: life
Quote of the week for this week comes via the msn messenger sign-in name of a friend of mine. It speaks about life and it simply says: *"In three words I can sum up everything that i have learnt about life: it goes on"* thanks Diana for this one... I guess it speaks to not taking things too seriously and even in the worst of situations we always have to be mindful that life will continue with or without us. It also makes me want to live for the moment and cherish the time that i have already spent on earth. Love the people i should love while i can love them because tomorrow is definitely not my own. So to anyone who reads my blog, tell your loved ones how you feel before it's too late. Nesta

May 27, 2009 | 11:05 AM

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Hot or Cold Water???
Well we've been called the land of the largest variety of greenery, or shades of green, the land of beautiful women (without a doubt) but we are also the land of many waters. The land of many waters plus towering peaks and deep valleys equals the land of many waterfalls. I have been to so many but there are still a lot on my list that I need to visit while i'm still physically capable. Just this weekend (sunday) I visited the Trafalgar falls with the friends. I have been there a number of times over the years and I didnt really want to go this time around but this was the easiest hike we could have done with the limited daylight we had (we left home around 3 in the afternoon). Off course, the deal was sweetened when they mentioned they wanted to go to Screw's Natural Hot Water Pools at Wotten Waven. I was just there about a week and a half ago but I can never resist a trip to Wotten Waven when hot water is involved. This time around we were greeted by a wonderful rainbow at the mother falls. There are three falls (mother, father and obviously the baby). We climbed to the base and had a nice half an hour swim. Anything more than that would be pure torture since the water is as cold or even colder than ice. I am still shivering while typing up this post, lol. But after a little torture one must always pleasure oneself. No, no, no, i wasnt talking about masturbation, well at least not this time, lol. I'm still talking about the hot water bath at Screw's. We paid for an hour's bath (just a small fee of EC$10/local) but stayed almost two hours (Screw's never pays any attention). I wanted to spend the rest of the night but felt that I was slowly been cooked. For the first time at Screw's I actually went into the cool pool, I was convinced, well actually forced against my will, but it was really good but they should rename it the cold pool because after an hour or so in the hot pools even lukewarm water feels cold to the skin. A visit at Screw's is never complete without a complimentary platter of fruits (pineapple, banana, watermelon and sugarcane or as my friend say sugar sugar. This ten dollar day at Screw's is really worth much more but I hope he doesn't change the price as I make it a healthy part of my lifestyle to soak in the sulphur waters. Thanks be to JAH for this Dominican blessing, truly the Nature Island. The Island after God's own heart. Apres Bondie C'est La Ter... Nesta

May 25, 2009 | 3:05 AM

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