My Beautiful Virgin Isles

By Arundell Donovan

These islands were discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493, and because there were so many, they reminded him of St. Ursula and her eleven thousand virgins. The Virgin Islands are some of the most beautiful islands in the West Indies. The British Virgin Islands is known as the yachting capital of the world. Many people come here on vacation or on a cruise because of the beauty, the healthy climate, the friendliness of the people, and the serenity they can have when they make the place their home.

As you read these poems, you will see the beauty and feel the friendliness that make up these beautiful islands.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: May 24, 2019
• ISBN: 9781728308524

Arundell Donovan

The author was born on the beautiful island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands, the 4th of 11 children. As a teacher of Geography, English, and Religion, this writer fell in love with writing at a young age. He has penned many poems and songs that speak about his boyhood days, his beloved island country and his spiritual beliefs. He is the proud father of 2 adult children and 1 grandson.

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My Beautiful

Virgin Isles

ARUNDELL DONOVAN

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Published by AuthorHouse 08/13/2019

ISBN: 978-1-7283-0853-1 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-7283-0851-7 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-7283-0852-4 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019906082

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Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 My Beautiful Virgin Isles

Chapter 2 The British Virgin Isles

Chapter 3 The Beauty of the Isles

Chapter 4 The Waters about the British Virgin Islands

Chapter 5 Beef Island

Chapter 6 St. John—The Emerald Isle

Chapter 7 The Three Saints

Chapter 8 Down by the Sea

Chapter 9 To the Chief Minister of the BVI—H. L. Stout

Chapter 10 The Village Fisherman

Chapter 11 The Village Tinsmith

Chapter 12 The Hawk and the Chicken

Chapter 13 The Mongoose and the Snake

Chapter 14 The Hawk and the Mongoose

Chapter 15 The May

Chapter 16 The Dilapidated Graveyard

Chapter 17 After Mango Picking Time

Chapter 18 Second Fiddle

Chapter 19 A Day at School

Chapter 20 Cutting Honey at Night

Chapter 21 A Defused Honeybee

Chapter 22 Cutting Sugarcane at Night

Chapter 23 A Rainbow under Me

Chapter 24 The Temptation

Chapter 25 What Is Man?

Chapter 26 The Little Things

Chapter 27 Nature’s Gold

Chapter 28 To Watch One Hour

Chapter 29 A Hurricane a-Coming

Chapter 30 When Harold Called

Chapter 31 An Afterglow

Chapter 32 Hope

Chapter 33 Anticipation

Author Description

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