Thursday, October 3, 2024

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I-  Calypso

Lyrics to make a big man cry,

Sassy women to whine,

And elders' stories to narrate,

Calypso sweet sweet calypso.

II - Steelpan

And; ah likyting likyting likyting,

That's how the whole thing start,

Then the tuning and the styling,

Now steelpan  is world class.

III - Doubles



You can leave your house on empty belly,

Stand up under the doubles vendor's umbrella,

Breakfast with - hot mild or sweet sauce,

Nothing like a doubles to start a trini day.

© gillena cox 2024



BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH
CHALLENGE:choose your own, a well-known, or a random location from the website what3words.com
use your three words to write a 3 stanza poem
each word as topic per stanza
each stanza numbered or subtitled with the reference word
MY WORDS 
calypso...steelpan...doubles




REVISIT TO READ



OCTOBER IS CALYPSO HISTORY MONTH
 IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

ENJOY THIS CALYPSO 
BY  Mighty Bomber (1928 –2022)

8 comments:

  1. Your three words were fortuitous, Gillena, to coincide with calypso history month! I love the way you describe calypso as ‘lyrics to make a big man cry’ and the steelpan stanza has such rhythm!

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    1. Thank you for your appreciation Kim

      much♡love

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  2. Love how this talks both the music sense and dancing as well as my tastebuds.

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  3. Thank you for your appreciation Björn

    much♡love

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  4. What a wonderful amalgamation of music, dancing and food! Nice, Gillena. ❤️

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  5. Thank you for your appreciation Punam

    much♡love

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  6. Nice selection of words in which to work with. You certainly took me to that location. I would enjoy listening to the steelpan.

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