15 POEMS OF GUYANA
By Dmitri Allicock
EVENING BY THE SEA
So beautiful an evening, calm and free
Ladies and Gentlemen, relishing the sea
Kind breeze tempers air of tropical sun
Cool and pleasant reprieve, day is done
West Indies Venice of protected coast
Eloquent attire of promenade that boast
Waistcoat, bow tie, hat & cane enshrine
Corset, ankle dresses& high collar refine
Etiquette of exotic plumes and passion
Glamourous wide brim hats of fashion
1920 image of time that takes you there
A Sunday evening by the seawalls, so dear
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Argh, Dmitri, memories are made of this. As a young man in the early 1960’s, I used to go to the seawall every morning with my friends to workout. There is a shelter in the background – just beyond the tree, we used to do chin-ups, and sit on the bench at the shelter and place our feet under the building for an anchor and do sit-ups. Looking back, we were never afraid of being molested or anyone harming us at 05:00 o’clock in the morning – walking along Lamaha Street, Camp Street and the Seawall to Kitty and back. It was dark when we started out from Alberttown, but the sun was up by the time we started back for home.
I was telling my friends in Canada that where there were bicycles, there are now motorcycles and cars. Today, even with the increase in traffic, exhaust emission is not an issue on the Seawall with the sea-breeze – it still is as beautiful as ever.
Thanks Clyde, the seawalls to remember
Nuff respect Dmitri….dressing up to go by the Seawall! Wow!
Thanks Wendy
I enjoy very much your posts about Guyana in the early days!
I really need to know when her poems were published