The Flavours of Jamaica - by Jimal Kelly, age 13

The sizzling jerk chicken

The smell of the open air.

From this hill I can see

Half way across the country.

By God I love Jamaica.

The fresh grapefruit dangles

From the leafy tree,

The scaly lizards

Swivel in the grass

The poisonous centipedes

In the bathtub

By God I love Jamaica.

The marketplace like a roofless

Shopping centre

So busy and loud

By God I love Jamaica.

Grandpa’s restaurant

Serving rice and peas and curry

To the locals

Unique foods

Guinips and bulla

So sweet and gingery

By God I love Jamaica.