Esmie Neufville Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Esmie has been writing poetry since high school. She has been teaching school in Jamaica and Canada for years. For the past twelve years, she has been working in the Health Care field of Geriatrics. Esmie studied writing with ICS correspondence school in Canada. She graduated in 1991 as an honor student and got a scholarship to go on to her BA in writing. She is now living in South Florida and plans to persue her BA in the near future. For the past two years, she has been working on a book of poems soon to be finished. She is also writing children's books. Esmie is looking for a good publisher. She has been influenced by the late reverend A.L. McKenzie of Bradford Academy Buff Bay Portland, Jamaica W.I; also, in her studies of advanced Literature, the late poet, John Keates, and presently the adorable intellectual African American poet, Mia Angelo.

The Choo Choo Train (1) You red, green and yellow, Magic of excitement -- bellow With loud ringing of the bells Echo thrilling enchanting sounds While kids awaits you around town, Choo Choo you chug at intervals, Lifting the spirits of little souls so dear (2) They sing songs of delight of cheer, the warm atmosphere so near. And paint a picture in the mind so clear, Never will they forget to ride without a dare. They lift their hands in glee without a fear, Saying mommy, mommy let us ride in pairs.

Babies of the Mall (1) They stroll with their parents. One and all looking, peeping, peering, To see it all in a day, Mothers so patient and kind, Adjust to the curiosity so divine Holding little hands and say; (2) Yes they come in a full array, to spend the day so fair, with not a care in the world, Mothers hug their little pearls For them to enjoy heaven on earth with all its glitter and mirth. (3) Its cool shiny and comfy, So with pride and joy they are jumpy. Enjoying the routine without fear, they ride, they sit, they sing along, some with strollers, double deckers, and triple, Yet some smile showing their dimple.

Nature Brought into Play. (Fish Tank) (1) From far and near they come, To see nature succumb, Exhibiting exotic fishes of all kind, Gracing this vast man made ocean, Meandering in a circular motion, And alleviating the built up tension. (2) Verigated corals and reefs, Adorn the tank in unbelief, As red yellow and white fishes, helter-skelter along, As counterparts with bright yellow colors And piercing black and yellow eyes frolic (3) Still beneath the white sands, Interwoven with corals and reefs Emerge and long dark purple and white eel Crawling in and out of the crevices unsealed, Children and parents rave with delight, When this great magnitude of elegance ignite.

All poems Copyright © 1996 Esmie Neufville. All rights reserved.