Saturday, May 16, 2015

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Dance The Bele by Karin Best image from google dot com




SPAWN
swing children sway,
sway for the rhythm of chantwell,
chantwell words from the mouth,
mouth of griots, souls of the landed,
landed here in new sounds,
sounds to mourn the loss of mother land;
mother land expands, to birth fresh voices,
voices of rapso, shaping this identity,
this identity of third world cultures,
third world cultures of first class music,
music of steel bands, and kaiso singers,
kaiso singers: telling, telling, telling of,
telling of ancients, and spawn of futures
© gillena cox 2015









Written for today's prompt from Karin at
Weekend Mini Challenge--Connect the Chimes!
Imaginary Garden With Real Toads
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29 comments:

  1. brudbergMay 16, 2015 at 2:50 PM

    Love the first class music.. And fully agree - have a wonderful weekend.

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  2. OutlawyerMay 16, 2015 at 2:53 PM

    Just wonderful music here in this poem, Gillena. Thanks so much--a treat to read. k.

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  3. De JacksonMay 16, 2015 at 2:56 PM

    Love the end of each line wrapping back into the language of the next. So good.

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  4. Gillena CoxMay 16, 2015 at 3:36 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation De

    Much love...

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  5. Debi SwimMay 16, 2015 at 4:38 PM

    music of steel bands, and kaiso singers,
    kaiso singers: telling, telling, telling of,
    telling of ancients, and spawn of futures........ enjoyed your poem and the music!

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  6. Sherry Blue SkyMay 16, 2015 at 5:33 PM

    The beat in this takes me straight to appreciation for world music, of which I am a huge fan. Very cool write.

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  7. Sanaa RizviMay 16, 2015 at 6:00 PM

    Loved the smooth flowing music in this beautiful piece :D
    Lots of love
    xoxo

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  8. HerotomostMay 16, 2015 at 7:20 PM

    This has power in it. I love the whole feel and tempo, not unlike the dance in the picture you posted. Great piece, I loved it.

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 16, 2015 at 8:15 PM

      Happy you dropped in to read mine Hero

      much love...

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    2. Rosemary Nissen-WadeMay 16, 2015 at 8:34 PM

      Important connections, these! And the video is great, too.

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    3. Gillena CoxMay 16, 2015 at 11:59 PM

      Happy you dropped in Rosemary
      Much love...

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  9. HannahMay 16, 2015 at 8:45 PM

    Wow...this is vivid and gains such momentum...excellent, Gillena!

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  10. Kerry O'ConnorMay 17, 2015 at 7:46 AM

    I love the chained effect of the lines ending and beginning with the same word/words. This creates the cyclic effect of the dance itself.

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  11. RommyMay 17, 2015 at 8:54 AM

    It makes me think about the connection to my roots. First gen Americans always seem to straddle two different worlds.

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 17, 2015 at 9:24 AM

      Thank you for your appreciation Rommy

      much love...

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  12. SusanMay 17, 2015 at 9:30 AM

    Altogether wonderful--the poem, the bells video, and the portrait!
    ". . . .to birth fresh voices,
    voices of rapso, shaping this identity,
    this identity of third world cultures,
    third world cultures of first class music,"

    I felt transported.

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  13. Gillena CoxMay 17, 2015 at 11:17 AM

    Thank you for your appreciation Susan

    much love...

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  14. C.C.May 17, 2015 at 1:20 PM

    Really cool how you repeated the ending of the previous line in the start of the next lines. Very effective....almost creates a chanting sort of feel to it!

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  15. JimMay 17, 2015 at 11:09 PM

    My daughter used to feel the way you recite here, Gillena. That was when she went to Trinidad with her Hubby. Now she likes getting away from our crowds.
    ..

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 18, 2015 at 6:32 AM

      i can well understand that Jim, i used to not mind crowd years ago, now i'm happy to be away from crowds

      thanks for dropping in

      much love...

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  16. GailMay 18, 2015 at 8:58 AM

    I would love to witness the telling, the dance of your words.

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 18, 2015 at 12:41 PM

      Gail
      Thanks for dropping in to read mine

      much love...

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