Who would have thought this place could
be so now; without hug-up, and shoulder slaps
or people laughing: hard hard, loud loud
and the streets bare, like a bald headed man
Who would have thought this place could
exist in the annuals of our history, so soon
No tabla, no tassa no steelpan would
dare to enliven a crowded street, because
we court death, for corona virus strains, could
wipeout any dancing street of Trinidad and Tobago
to a page subtitled long time this place could.
© gillena cox 2021
REVISIT
BUS TOUR
...Queens Park Savannah
...St James
BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH
Poets and Storytellers United
BUS TOUR
...Queens Park Savannah
...St James
BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH
Poets and Storytellers United
Weekly Scribblings #68: Where Are You Placed?
Covid-19 has changed every place on Earth, some for better, some for worse. May you (and we all) learn to live with the changes.
ReplyDeleteYes indeed. We must adjust. Thanks for dropping by Maggie
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Things seem to be heading in a normal (at least semi-normal) direction here. YIPPEE
ReplyDeleteHappy to hear this Bev. Thanks for dropping by
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Vividly described! As you have in the past described so many colourful, crowded, joyous occasions there. We can only pray that safety and human interaction return.
ReplyDeleteThank you fir your appreciation Rosemary
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Having suffered lock downs and restrictions galore, we are almost free here now...but I always carry a facemask with me wherever I go!
ReplyDeleteGood thinking. Thanks for dropping by Robin
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I hope you soon can enjoy all the wonderful things you are missing.
ReplyDeleteHappy you dropped by Debi
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Hard to imagine before the pandemic, Gillena, but it’s become a normality, which we all want to be over ad get back to ‘hug-up’, shoulder slaps and people laughing. When it’s safe, there will be street life again.
ReplyDeleteHappy you dropped by Kim
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It's going to feel weird being in crowds again -- whenever that happens. The restrictions are being lifted where I live at the end of the month, but I'm in no rush to get out there.
ReplyDeleteOur favorites have changed, nasty virus.
ReplyDeleteNice write, nice memories.
much❤love!!
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