Tuesday, January 27, 2015

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THE STAGE - QUEENS PARK SAVANNAH

Someday; and maybe
when the rains pour in torrents,
A river will be sated;
All the colours and hues of ever,
A rainbow curved in splendor,
Of the masquerade; to trample
The stage of The Queen's Park Savannah,
That other-world,
Where the bacchanalia chants,
Rhythms of the consenting soul;
Who will choreographs the tongues of
Ribald and risque?



Only the essential player ethos will;
Miles and miles of road
Untraveled by the traveled
Not a bird on a branch
All feathers been donned, in this costuming process,
This river of rainbow sating wrecked consciousness;
A spell of madness,contained joviality,
Bacchanal season !!!
All ripe with the mode of gyrations.



His pantaloons jingle...jingle ...jingle...
The whip of the jab jab cracks Carnival Monday stage
He's a hopeless one the ‘ole mas’ who drifts from the band
To the giggle of two young girls

Come Tuesday more sun !!! more sun to scorch, already heated,
The masquerade spirit
© gillena cox


2015 February 16th and 17th - Carnival Monday and Tuesday in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad Carnival images from google dot com



Written in response to THE TUESDAY PLATFORM
Imaginary Garden With Real Toads

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And linked to the prompt at Poetry Jam Tis the Season


32 comments:

  1. This is a really cool and colorful depiction of an event that you went to, and I enjoyed having my senses stimulated by the word choices you've taken.

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  2. Thank you for your appreciation Ken, used to be a masquerader, but that's a long time ago (◕‿◕。)

    much love...

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  3. This seems such a festive thing to see.. I need to see this were we are .. only shades of grey (and not like in the book) here

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  4. Ah yes, you have four seasons, we have a summer all through the year with phases wet and dry

    Thanks for dropping in Bjorn

    Much love...

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  5. What beautiful word choices Gillena. I read it over several times to absorb this fantastic carnival! Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving a kind comment.

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  6. Happy you dropped by Cole

    Much love...

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  7. This poem made me a part of your festivity. :)

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  8. Thank you for your appreciation Salvwi

    much love...

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  9. Oh yeah! What a great tradition. Thanks for taking us along.

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  10. I like how you described this, Gillena. What a colorful cultural experience this must be.

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  11. Happy you dropped in Brother Ollie

    much love...

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  12. Happy you dropped in Mary

    much love...

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  13. Carnival season, yes! I loved the photos and your descriptions! You really showed what this season is like where you are! Thanks.

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  14. You have taken us on a beautiful journey here Gillena! :-)

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  15. Happy you dropped in Peggy

    Much love...

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  16. " All feathers been donned, in this costuming process," ! the color and the pageantry really must be something to see…

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  17. Happy you dropped by Margaret

    Much love...

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  18. I think I'd like to be there when the carnival takes place and experience the colorful exuberance you depict.

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  19. The Carnival in all of ts lovely hues of colors. Beautiful pics Gillena! It must be real fun to be there!

    Hank

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  20. Thank you for your appreciation Gabriella

    much love...

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  21. Thank you for your appreciation Hank

    much love...

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  22. I liked your carnival poem, Gillena. As I was reading I began to think of the Mardi Gras upcoming. Per my SIL, born and schooled in Trinidad, and daughter there are a lot of different celebrations down there that we don't have here.
    ..

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  23. Love the description and colors of the Carnival

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  24. Happy you dropped in Jim

    much love...

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  25. Thanks you for your appreciation Rae

    much love...

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  26. probably the longest thing i have read by you...
    i would love to go to festival, so many sights to see
    all the motion/energy and color...

    so much different than the winter i am in now...smiles.
    just getting to the prompt at poetry jam....

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  27. Very nice choice of words and I loved the colorful pictures :)

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  28. How wonderful, Gillena! Isn't the year lovely when it's punctuated by seasonal festivals such as you describe?

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  29. Warm Wishes Brian; thanks for stopping by

    much love...

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  30. sure is Nicholas. happy you dropped in

    much love...

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