on this Memorial Day weekend, long time posters who died before their time should be remembered with love. None of them planned on dying at such a relatively young age, .. 2Negril lived and loved in Jamaica during the 1970's, he had a brain tumor that he fought hard, ffCindy... a heart condition that she found out about when she returned to the US for her mom's funeral, had an operation and returned to JA too soon, Motby, a horrific head on hit car accident/vehicle fire when taking her kids to visit their grandparents, one lady I am ashamed not to remember her name... she posted on miyard quite frequently & died of lung cancer via staph infection that she caught after her operation. When she first got her diagnosis, her one fear was that she would never be able to go to Jamaica again.
I'm totally ashamed I can't remember this ladies name.......

May they all rest in peace, never met any of them but heard of them. And any other people who departed before their time. R.I.P too

Such a lovely post Sharleen.

Here's a poem written by 2Negril (1988).

{I miss Motby and think of her often.}

Negril Is . . .

A beautiful smile

“Come on, stay for awhile”

long walks on the beach

good people to reach

sit down and drink some tea

Let’s talk Jah, you and me

T-Water, Tree House, Charela and Lido

Many good friends -- who do you know?

Negril is: sandfleas

rice and peas

dive from the cliff

smoke a large spliff

fruit punch, pina colada and rum in coke

meet a lady, a man, a madame or a bloke

burn on the beach, try to get brown
go to Rick’s and see the sun go down

leave your troubles behind and get loose

open the clouds for some sky juice

do some jammin, play reggae tunes

Blue Mountain trip by full moons

Negril is: glass bottom boat

curried goat,

dreadlocks,

get rid of your socks.

White lady, Rastaman,

dance when you feel it, dance when you can

yellow, black, red and green,

everybody irie, nobody mean

Negril is orange juice and banana bread

hangover, Oh God, my head!!

backgammon, bones and volleyballs

take a trip to YS Falls

Cherry’s massage and aloe rubs

cheap hotels and expensive clubs

Negril is unique, extremely rare

“It’s a natural mystic, flowing through the air”

Once you go, you “soon come” back

You’ve got serious “Negril Attack”.

August Prins
1988