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 and are almost equivalent to the four seasons.
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Nature 'e have neither Summer nor 'inter )either !utumn nor Spring. 'e have instead the days 'hen the gold sun shines on the lush green canefieldsMagnificently. The days when the rain (eats li.e (ullets on the roofs !nd there is no sound (ut the swish of water in the gullies !nd trees struggling in the high Jamaica winds. !lso there are the days when leaves fade from off guango trees !nd the reaped canefields lie (are and fallow to the sun. ut (est of all there are the days when the mango and the logwood (lossom 'hen the (ushes are full of the sound of (ees and the scent of honey, 'hen the tall grass sways and shivers to the slightest (reath of air, 'hen the (uttercups have paved the earth with yellow stars !nd (eauty comes suddenly and the rains have gone. H.D. Carberry THEMES eauty of nature !ppreciation of one own country !ppreciate nature M"#!$ %!$&ES 'e should appreciate what we have in our own country 'e should not long for what we do not have. 'e should appreciate our homeland. 'e should appreciate the (eauty of nature.

$ines 1 to 12 The poet tells a(out his homeland , Jamaica and rejoices the (eauty of this island. Jamaica has no seasonal changes. /t has a tropical climate which is hot and wet throughout the year. The days of golden sunshine are glorious and magnificent. The are many canefields in Jamaica as sugar is one of the main e3ports in this country. $ines 11 to 14 /n the ending of the poem, the poet tells us his favourite time 5 days when the flowers of mango trees and logwood (lossom. He uses imagery of sound and smell to illustrate a(undant life and activity in the (ushes when the 6sound of (ees and the scent of honey7 add to the charm and (eauty if Jamaica. He descri(es the fields filled with lovely yellow (uttercups. !ll this happens when the rains have stopped and the (eauty if nature emerges once again.

T")E,M""*, !TM"S+HE#E !ppreciative and happy ,arefree and light-hearted Sense of (eauty