CLAP CLAP a quick flash across the sky line

Oh i quickly covered my ears

That darn lightening, so bright

With ears tightly covered i anxiously waited

Then BOOM BOOM the thunder roars

The loose zincs rattled and the earth shakes

 Pitter**** Patter ****Pitter ****Patter

Looking to the hills nothing but a mist of white

It seems slowly creeping over the tree tops

The community is awaken and all the yards comes alive

Wives make a dash to remove all the laundry from the clothes line

Children hurry to find their resting place until the rain is gone

Pitter**** Patter***** Pitter**** Patter

The roof slowly began to chatter

The roof plays like a band

Oh the sweet sound of the rain above my head

Oh the warmth of my mother’s blanket

passed down from many generations

lying so cozy beneath my body.

Oh the smell emitting from the kitchen

boiled bananas, dumplings, yams, ackee and saltfish

Pit ***Pat**** Pit ****Pat

Then silence

The freshness of the air tingles my nostril

As i stretched and peeked through the cracks

Everything looks so bright

The trees in the hills sparkled with new life

The children rushed out to splash in the pools of water

And I stood by the window watching them laugh and play

the simple pleasures of life are priceless

with arms stretched and the growling of my stomach

It feels good to be back in my island home.