Psithurism: Ode to Jamaica ©Dawn Minott

On By Dawn MinottIn Poetry

Jamaica, indigenously named “land of wood and water”
Where nature’s beauty gleams and glows
Bathed in Caribbean Sea’s warm embrace
A paradise where tranquility flows

Lush vegetation adorns the land
Caressed by gentle breezes’ touch
Amidst the trees, I’d often lay or play
Onto childhood’s summer days I clutch

Under the canopy’s verdant embrace
Gazing through leaves to the azure sky
Lost in daydreams my mind would stray
Lulled by psithurism’s soothing sigh

Whispers of wind in towering trees o’er me
A symphony of nature’s melodic rhyme
The rustling leaves, oh sweet lullaby
Calming my spirit, transcending time

Listen—hear psithurism’s gentle murmurings
Whispered secrets of life’s hidden lore
A serenade in my heart forever captured
Indelibly etched in memories’ core

Jamaica, my enchanting island home
Where psithurism weaves its gentle spell
I long to return to your soothing embrace
Where nature’s symphony will forever dwell

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Photo credit: https://jamaicaroadtrips.com/circleisland.html (Portland is 1 of 14 parishes in Jamaica)

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In creative solidarity, Dee

33 thoughts on “Psithurism: Ode to Jamaica ©Dawn Minott”

  4. Wow my Jamaican Queen 👑, you have hit me with a word I never heard before. 😲 You are a walking, talking dictionary. Now, I know I’ve experienced this, I never knew there was a name defining it. Leave it to you Professor Dawn! 👩🏽‍🏫📚🌅

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    1. Teehee. In full disclosure I recently discovered these words. Like you I didn’t know there was just one word to describe these experiences and you know me —I was fascinated and poems were born!!!! Glad you’re enjoying 😊

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      1. Girlfriend, you know I have to keep my dictionary close by with you. 🤣😜😂 You simply blow my mind with words and phrases that take me to a whole different dimension like Star Trek! You are Captain Kirk, or is it Mr. Spock? 🤔

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