Meaning
'Ole fyah stick easy fi ketch' — an old fire-stick catches light easily. An old love or flame is quickly rekindled, the proverb observes: former lovers who meet again fall back together with little effort, because the old feeling was never fully out. Just as a stick once burnt takes flame again at the smallest spark, an old romance flares up readily when the two are thrown back together, and the saying is offered knowingly about the pull of a past love.
Examples
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Dem ex meet up an link back; ole fyah stick easy fi ketch.
The exes met up and got back together; an old flame rekindles easily.
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One look an di old love come back — ole fyah stick easy fi ketch.
One glance and the old love returned — old flames catch quickly.
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Careful meet up wid yuh ex; ole fyah stick easy fi ketch.
Be careful meeting up with your ex; the old spark lights easily.
Origin
A fire image: a stick that has burned before, still charred and dry, catches flame far more easily than a fresh one — as an old love reignites at a touch.
How it’s used
Almost always said about rekindled romance — how quickly a former relationship can flare up again.