Belize Serenade 
Carrie Elizabeth Fairweather

Belize, I saw your name
In a distant foreign land
Memories, how easy to recall
Oh! The urge to be, to feel, to see
And hear the sounds of my native land

In a foreign land I be
Amid all activity
Concrete pavement, sirens screaming
Cars a-honking, buses going
In all of that!
My soul took flight and I was home
To celebrate Belize

My soul and I are now in tune
As we coast along the seafront zone
Hearing the rattle of turtle drums
Beating melodies for coconut palms
And the trade winds with their everlasting song
Celebrate Belize, Celebrate Belize

We dive among corals, 
Where fishes check you out
The sanctuary is fill with sharks and stingrays too
Accepting their security with gleeful innocence
As they swim and play in rhythm 
Their bodies say
Celebrate Belize, Celebrate Belize

We take a flight my soul and I
To the ruins of Lamanai
Xunantunich and Caracol
We climb atop their majestic heights
Among the clouds my soul and I 
With ancient voices come alive
Celebrate Belize, Celebrate Belize

We sit upon the Cockscomb mount
And heard the jaguar's distant sound
The forest came alive with sounds 
of its own inhabitants
howlers, birds and butterflies
Tucans, snakes and crocodiles
Safe in the confines of their home
As they frolic, dance and sing
Celebrate Belize, Celebrate Belize

Standing on the beaches
Of Placencia sandy shores 
To see the mystic miracle of a real full moon
Slowly, slowly coming into view
From some unknown eternity, she rose!
In awesome majesty

A divine awakening intervenes
Without a word
Come home my child, come home
And join the celestial song
Celebrate Belize, Celebrate Belize

Standing on that concrete mound 
With the sights and sounds of my Beloved home
My footsteps turn
I am going home I am going home 
To celebrate Belize