Monday, March 23, 2015

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celebrating the Soca Warriors; Western Main Road St James, Trinidad - 2006




YEAH SOCA WARRIORS
so when we heard our team would represent,
we spilled out into the street to share consent;
red white and black, the colours we fly;
every one, young and old, our spirits high;
from then on, every foot applied to a ball
sensed a dream - a youngster answering the call
the Soca Warriors to Germany they went;
World Cup fever we never regret, the energy spent,
© gillena cox



Written in response to the prompt at Poetry Jam 'Looking Back'

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Location: Saint James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

14 comments:

  1. GabriellaMarch 23, 2015 at 1:14 PM

    Your poem reminds me of the year the French soccer team won the World Cup. I can feel the enthusiasm in your words.

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    1. Gillena CoxMarch 23, 2015 at 3:12 PM

      thanks for your appreciation Gabriella

      much love...

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  2. MaryMarch 23, 2015 at 1:17 PM

    How exciting for your team, Gillena. Definitely something positive to look back on.

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  3. Gillena CoxMarch 23, 2015 at 3:12 PM

    thanks Mary, happy you dropped in

    much love...

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  4. GailMarch 23, 2015 at 3:22 PM

    You have captured the energy of the players and the supporters so well in this.

    Thanks for coming to visit.

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  5. alan1704March 24, 2015 at 10:56 AM

    The exciting and wonder and hope of that journey. In England we start of every soccer tournament believing we can win and never do.

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    1. Gillena CoxMarch 24, 2015 at 1:53 PM

      ah such is the game, the unpredictability increases hope
      thanks for your appreciation

      much love...

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  6. Sumana RoyMarch 24, 2015 at 11:30 AM

    love this touch of excitement in your words...

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  7. PeggyMarch 24, 2015 at 5:57 PM

    I remember such celebrations following some soccer victories when we lived in the Netherlands--people literally filling the streets. Quite an amazing thing to see for me.

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    1. Gillena CoxMarch 25, 2015 at 8:53 AM

      thanks for your appreciation Peggy

      much love...

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  8. IntelliblogMarch 25, 2015 at 7:48 AM

    Exciting times remembered so well in your poem, Gillena! Great write!

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