Saturday, December 16, 2017

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YIN AND YANG
Such is being yin and yang
As moon rises so is setting sun
Winter climes shudder in December
Non such weather here to us encumber
Rum guzzling parrandas in their twang
Heart songs pour out with so much fun

We all acknowedge this cause of joy
A son given the-manger-born boy
On a star guided night long ago
We remember again with hearts aglow
YIN AND YANG © gillena cox 2017


Note

1. Parranda: a form of Christmas caroling unique to Trinidad and Tobago and some Caribbean and Latin American countries
2. [Isaiah 9:6] For to us a child is born, to us a son is given



Blog hopping today with

Micro Poetry ~ Fire and Ice
Kerry O'Connor in a challenge is to write a poem in no more than 10 lines. prompts us using 'Fire & Ice' from the title of Robert Frost's poem as our frame of reference


Revisit
16 December 2016

Enjoy The Music

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

20 comments:

  1. ✿December 16, 2017 at 3:51 PM

    "Rum guzzling parrandas in their twang"

    Boy, do I love that line.

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  2. AngieDecember 16, 2017 at 4:04 PM

    i've never thought of the savior's birth as a yin and yang thing. but this is beautiful

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    1. Gillena CoxDecember 16, 2017 at 4:43 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation A

      Much😇love

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  3. Sherry Blue SkyDecember 16, 2017 at 5:00 PM

    A story that will live forever.......

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  4. Sanaa RizviDecember 16, 2017 at 5:19 PM

    This is beautiful! I never knew Parranda is a form of Christmas caroling!

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    1. tonispencerDecember 16, 2017 at 8:16 PM

      This is beautiful. The king born in a stable, the son of God born as human...yes yes and yes again. Mos def yin and yang!

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    2. Gillena CoxDecember 16, 2017 at 10:49 PM

      Glad you dropped in Sanaa

      Much😇love

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  5. Gillena CoxDecember 16, 2017 at 10:47 PM

    Thank you for your appreciation Toni

    Much😇love

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  6. kaykualaDecember 17, 2017 at 12:21 AM

    The episode is relived every Xmas day to be remembered fondly! You picked up the story very well, here, gillena!

    Hank

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    1. Gillena CoxDecember 17, 2017 at 11:22 AM

      Thank you for ypur apprecition Hank

      Much😇love

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  7. Kerry O'ConnorDecember 17, 2017 at 1:30 AM

    I would love to listen to the parranda singers, while sipping rum on a warm December evening.

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    1. Gillena CoxDecember 17, 2017 at 11:24 AM

      Come to Trinidad for a Christmas Holiday Kerry

      Much😇love

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  8. Kim M. RussellDecember 17, 2017 at 5:03 AM

    I enjoyed the rhyme in this poem, Gillena. You've introduced me to the parranda, too - you know I love learning something new!

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  9. Lisabella RussoDecember 17, 2017 at 5:21 PM

    What beautiful words, I love the concept of yin and yang.

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  10. Gillena CoxDecember 17, 2017 at 6:55 PM

    Thank you for your appreciation Lisa

    Much😇love

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  11. Rosemary Nissen-WadeDecember 22, 2017 at 3:05 AM

    Beautifully timely – and of course, like you, I enjoy hot Christmases.

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