NATURE
By H.D CARBERRY
Nature by H.D. Carberry
We have neither Summer nor
Winter
Neither Autumn nor Spring.
We have instead the days
When the gold sun shines on
the
lush green canefieldsMagnificently.
The days when the rain beats
like
bullet on the roofs
And there is no sound but the
swish of water in the gullies
And trees struggling in the high
Jamaica winds.
Also there are the days when
leaves fade from off guango
trees
And the reaped canefields lie
bare and fallow to the sun.
But best of all there are the days
when the mango and the
logwood blossom
When bushes are full of the
sound of bees and the scent of
honey,
When the tall grass sways and
shivers to the slightest breath
of air,
When the buttercups have paved
the earth with yellow stars
And beauty comes suddenly and
the rains have gone.
SYNOPSIS
The poem tells of the weather
conditions in Jamaica
although it does not have the
four seasons of spring,
summer, autumn and winter.
The weather conditions of
golden sunny days and wet
rainy days are just as good
Literal Vs Figurative
Meaning
We have neither Summer nor
Winter
Neither Autumn nor Spring
Line 1 -2
Jamaican unlike countries
with temperate climates,
does not have 4 seasons
of spring, summer,
autumn and winter.
Line 1 - 2
It may appear that we,
who come from
different races and
places, do not have
the same in life.
Literal Vs Figurative
Meaning
We have instead the days
When the gold sun shines on the
lush green canefields- Magnificently
Lines 3 - 5
Jamaica has instead bright
days when the weather is
very hot and the gold sun
shines brilliantly on the
fields rich with green
sugar cane.
Lines 3 - 5
However, we all do have
good times when
everything is bright and
pleasant and things that
bring joy in their own
ways.
Literal Vs Figurative
The days when the
rain beats like bullets on
Meaning
the roofs
And there is no sound but the swish of water
in the gullies
And trees struggling in the high Jamaica
winds.
Line 6 - 9
During rainy season, the rain
falls heavily and beats with
such force on the roof of
houses.
We can only hear the water
rushing through the gullies.
The trees have to struggles
against the strong winds.
Line 6 - 9
At times, life is a struggle
and we may face many
problems.
Life may not be pleasant
anymore because the
road ahead is full of
obstacles.
Literal Vs Figurative
Meaning
Also there are the days when leaves fade from
off guango trees
And the reaped canefields lie bare and
fallow to the sun.
Line 10 - 12
Line 10 - 12
At other times, trees
shed their leaves and
the field are left bare.
At times, life is a struggle
and we may face many
problems.
There will be times when
certain things go beyond
our control and we have
no choice but to let them
be.
Literal Vs Figurative
Meaning
But best of all there are the days when the mango and the logwood
blossom
When the bushes are full of the sound of bees and the scent of honey,
When the tall grass sways and shivers to the slightest breath of air,
When the buttercups have paved the earth with yellow stars
And beauty comes suddenly and the rains have gone.
Lines 11 - 15
The best days are when Earth is
alive again.
Fruit trees, like the mango and
logwood, bloom and the bushes
are full of bees and the fragrance
of honey.
The grass grows tall and moves to
the slightest breeze. The field are
covered with yellow buttercups
that look like shinning stars and
nature bursts with beauty after
rainy days have gone.
Lines 11 - 15
But we will also get the chance to
experience the best times of our
life.
We have go through bad days in
order to appreciate the good
days.
When these good moments occur,
everything goes right and we
enjoy life to the fullest.
Then, we realize that everyone is
actually getting the same things
in life, only in different ways.
THE END
