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    A Souvenir of Antigua in Poetry
    A Souvenir of Antigua in Poetry
    A Souvenir of Antigua in Poetry
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    A Souvenir of Antigua in Poetry

    By Sislyn Peters

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    A Souvenir of Antigua in Poetry reflects the author’s fond memories of life on the island. On its own, the book persuades the reader to pause, with profound questions to self, and encourages empathy, as the reader experiences a deliciously emotional journey. A Souvenir of Antigua in Poetry is filled with sparkling gems. They range from poems with musical cadence, as in “Potpourri Music;” to the nostalgic, as in “The Song in the Marketplace” and “Ottos School, Then” that depict a time and culture. Reading A Souvenir of Antigua in Poetry is a special poetically edifying experience!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateFeb 13, 2006
    ISBN9781467070508
    A Souvenir of Antigua in Poetry
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    Sislyn Peters

    Sislyn Peters was born in St. John’s, Antigua, then British West Indies, and attended the Ebenezer Methodist Church, and Sunday school.  She is a graduate of Princess Margaret High School.  As a child, she wrote verses, and short stories.  As a teenager, she sang with local bands, including Pat Edwards’ Playboys, and Vere Anthony’s Teen Stars, and is also a playwright.  One of her plays, Trust, was adapted by the City College of New York’s English Department, Division of Humanities & Arts, and performed at the Aaron Davis Hall, in 2001.  Sislyn Peters has been referred to as gifted, and a deep thinker.  Her public literary voice lay dormant for all these years, waiting to burst forth.  It finally has.

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      A Souvenir of Antigua in Poetry - Sislyn Peters

      A Souvenir of Antigua

      in Poetry

      Unedited and Self-Published

      Sislyn Peters

      Illustrations by

      Michael Christopher

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      A SOUVENIR OF ANTIGUA IN POETRY

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      Copyright © 2021 by Sislyn Peters. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored

      or transmitted without the written permission of the author.

      The Dove and Runaway Beach

      are copyrighted and printed with permission from Cherisse Constant.

      For contact or special permissions, please write to Sislyn Peters at

      1sislynpeters@gmail.com

      Published by AuthorHouse 02/16/2022

      ISBN: 978-1-4259-0782-2 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4259-0783-9 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4670-7050-8 (e)

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      Phone: 833-262-8899

      Cover design by Sislyn Peters.

      for good teachers, everywhere.

      Art Tickles

      To the Visitor

      About Us

      You Are Here

      Carvings Profound

      Shirley Heights

      The Flamboyant Tree

      Carnival

      Antigua

      Red, Yellow, Blue-Black-White

      The Earl of Wynter*

      Sir Vivian Richards

      Pat Edwards

      Knotty Hair

      Sunday School ’60

      God’s Promise

      Lastly Shall Be Firstly

      Fantasy

      String of Cobweb

      Radical Mind Surgery

      I’ve Drawn a Blank

      That Ole Tambran Tree in Bethesda

      Bryson’s Punch

      Love Your Country

      SHADES OF A COLONIALCOLOURED

      1st Battalion Caribbean Regiment

      Children of the Colony

      I’ve lost My Tongue

      Everyday Living

      The Pain

      CUSTOMS

      The Song in the Marketplace

      Ottos School, Then

      Going for Water

      Changing Times

      Home is Where the Heart is

      See if the Fowls’ With Egg

      The Licker Man

      The Tin Smith is Coming

      A Good Barkin’

      Flake-o Time

      Dear Fish

      John Bull

      Limbo Dancer

      Brother B’s Was the Place

      Sailing Week

      NATURE

      Rain

      The Stars

      The Clouds

      Hurricanes

      Time and Place Intersection

      I, Hermaphrodite

      In This World

      CONFIDENCE

      King Sarcasian

      Virtue

      Self Esteem

      The Future

      Keep an Open Mind

      Affirmation

      An Inner Strength

      Appreciation

      Exercise

      Applaud Your Local Entertainers

      Their Father

      On Her Own

      Allow Me

      WHATEVER

      Vanity

      The Challenge

      Purple Play

      Hair I Am

      Ode to a Pervert

      Potpourri Music

      Bad Model

      Lost Love

      FAMILY

      Stamped on a Child’s Memory

      Mamma, Where Did Granny Go?

      The Blessing of Children

      One Man Country

      For (Aunt Maizie) Helinda Nicholas Williams

      CONTRIBUTIONS

      The Dove

      Runaway Beach

      Antigua Sister

      TRIBUTE

      Skefington McKenzie Peters

      GAMES WE USED TO PLAY

      sammy plant some corn

      fungie, salt fish, and fat

      acka backa

      handclapping game

      i went to town

      ring game (green guavas)

      mama make you’ johnny cake

      dirt game (john pee pee)

      my mother and your mother

      there’s a black girl in the ring

      da farma ring da bell (the farmer in the dell)

      little sally water

      tinty tinty

      london bridge

      lamoshay

      COME BACK, AGAIN

      When You Leave This Island

      GLOSSARY OF TERMS

      To the Visitor

      Welcome to Antigua!

      Hope you’ll enjoy your stay.

      Did you come to our Antigua

      To do business, or to play?

      Or could it be that we are wrong?

      Perhaps you came to rest.

      If that is so, this is the place

      You’ll find the very best

      Of both worlds; peace and quiet

      Or action, day and night.

      Whatever you look forward to

      We hope you’ll do it right.

      Remember, do the right thing

      That will uplift us all.

      We’ll do the right thing by you;

      Respect is mutual.

      A safe and sound vacation

      Is what we wish for you.

      Kick back, relax, the pleasure’s ours

      Do all that you can do.

      About Us

      Our streets are narrow,

      Our minds are big,

      Our island is small,

      Our travels: far and wide,

      Our beginnings are humble,

      Our beauty is rare.

      We’re pleased you have chosen

      To come over here.

      You Are Here

      Where the sunshine radiates a little more heat

      Where the pineapples taste especially

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