The Kiskadee is a bird native to Guyana and often referred to in Edgar Mittelholzer's brilliant novel, The Life and Death of Sylvia (1953). The bird is so named because its cry seemed by French colonists to be enquiring: "Qu’ est ce qu’il dit?". So what did he say? This blog is about two key topics: EDGAR MITTELHOLZER (his life and his works) and ME (my encounter with Mittelholzer and tales of life in Guyana).

Monday 22 September 2014

Pomeroon Chip: The Ferry 'fore day marrin.

5.15am Parika (aboard the ferry to Supernaam). Caught in the moments between night and dayclean, the moon shines through a break in the clouds like an eye in the negative. The Essequibo river in gentle waves catches the light of the ferry; looks the colour of tea, well-steeped, with a dash of carnation milk. The horizon, a thin strip of ever lightening black, swords through the palette of purple and blue above, and tan below. A resting flock of white egrets appear from a distance to be a tree in full blossom. The cool air tickles; is a gentle interlude, a buffer betwixt the burning heat that will dominate the day.
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