This entry is from Rosaliene Bacchus, one of our avid followers and contributors…
Garbage outside the Stabroek Market – Georgetown – Guyana
Source: Guyana Chronicle News, 3 January 2012 (www.guyanachronicle.com)
My love for my native land blossomed at an early age. It found expression in primary school through the patriotic songs I learned and sang with fervor. My favorite song was “My Native Land” by M.A. Cossou. The opening line still evokes that love: “Oh, I care not that others rave over fair lands afar…” At an early age, I believed that I would never leave my native land because there was “none so fair as can compare with my own native land.”(Lyrics available at silvertorch.com/guysongs.)
I delighted in the brilliant red-orange-yellow flowers of the flamboyant trees lining the main avenues of our capital city, Georgetown. Hibiscus hedges, bougainvillea bushes, and croton plants added their vibrant colors to make Georgetown the Garden City of the Caribbean Region.
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Cyril, thanks so much for sharing my blog post. Much appreciated.