Charles Henderson's Blog
Never would I have thought I would start
writing at 73 years of age. I have thoroughly enjoyed my voyage into the written spirituality of poetry and thank God for the opportunity. In my three years here I have met many new and wonderful persons. Having them accept me as a friend has been a moving experience.
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Most Recent Blog Post
The Gullah People of South Carolina
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Blog Posted:1/12/2013 7:23:00 PM
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The Gullah people drift with the tide,
existing by the Charleston seaside.
Their lives more often unduly harsh,
yielding and melding with the marsh.
Africans of Dominican voice impressed.
Tales of Bruh rabbit are among the best.
From all over the world they came
Slaves, but, of rice field planting fame.
The Gullah are not a well known group. They don't organize like Indians and others. There are many known Gullah poets, story tellers. Gullah are also known as "geechee" but it is well for only another Gullah to use that term, otherwise it probably will be taken as an insult. There are many Gullah story tellers
http://gullahtours.com/gullah/gullah-words
Gullah have a unique way of speaking. The link just above will take you to the list or you can just searce ‘Gullah words’. I included these few just to peak your interest.
letter A.
ANUDDUH another
ANSUH answer, answers, answered, answering Also used for
message, especially for one requiring an answer;
as:
“Uh sen’ uh ansuh to de gal fuh tell’um uh wan’
hab’um fuh wife”
I sent a message to the girl to tell her that I
wanted to marry her
AP’UN apron, aprons
ARUH each, either
ASHISH ashes
ATTACKTID Attacked (See “‘tack”‘ and “‘tacktid”)
ATTUH after
ATTHR’UM after him, her, it, them
ATTUHW’ILE after a while
AUGUS’ August
AXIL axle, axles
AX’ME ask, asks, asked, asking me
AX’UM ask or asked him, her, it, them
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My Poems
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| Date Posted | Poem Title | Form | Categories |
| 5/15/2013 | Blow Gently Sweet Breeze | Free verse (vers libre) | life, |
| 5/4/2013 | In His Hands | Free verse (vers libre) | devotion, |
| 4/21/2013 | Our Lost Mentors | Rhyme | visionary, |
| 4/16/2013 | Coming Out | Rhyme | freedom,life, |
| 4/1/2013 | I emerge | Haiku | allegory, |
| 4/1/2013 | Marching on a Hot Day | Grook | soldier, |
| 4/1/2013 | The More You Learn Riddle | Grook | life, |
| 4/1/2013 | Enlightenment | Grook | lost, |
| 4/1/2013 | Learning | Grook | education, |
| 4/1/2013 | Feeling Bad for Others | Grook | thanksgiving, |
| 4/1/2013 | Pie Eating Contest | Grook | food, |
| 3/31/2013 | Heaven | Free verse (vers libre) | heaven,god,god, |
| 3/30/2013 | he turned to leave | Haiku | life,loss, |
| 3/27/2013 | The White Cross | Quatrain | inspirational, |
| 3/25/2013 | Free Verse | Rhyme | freedom,spiritual,write,w |
| 3/24/2013 | summer heat | Haiku | nature, |
| 3/24/2013 | hiding | Tanka | dark, |
| 3/24/2013 | sitting | Haiku | life, |
| 3/21/2013 | the Titanic | Tanka | life,loss, |
| 3/18/2013 | her cloud | Haiku | life, |
| 3/15/2013 | so lonely | Haiku | life, |
| 3/15/2013 | hot and muggy | Haiku | nature, |
| 3/9/2013 | morning mist | Haiku | nature, |
| 3/9/2013 | nighttime orchids | Haiku | nature, |
| 3/6/2013 | the air chills | Haiku | life, |
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Fav Poems
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| Poem Title | Form | Categories |
| Hard Times | Cowboy | cowboy-western,family,fun |
| Petal | Verse | love, |
| Violin | Personification | death,love,sadworld,rose, |
| The Sowing | Free verse (vers libre) | devotion |
| Disposable Wisdom | Rhyme | life,socialday,war,cat,ca |
| Footprints | Free verse (vers libre) | inspirational,introspecti |
| Alabaster Night | Free verse (vers libre) | nature,sea,seasonsworld, |
| Forgotten Heroes of the Somme | Rhyme | brother,death,history,lif |
| A List: I'm the Poet -To Carrie | List | dedication, |
| Don't Come | Free verse (vers libre) | death,lost love,me, |
| Mona Lisa | Free verse (vers libre) | artme, |
| Love Beyond the Pale | Quatrain | devotion,lost love,lovelo |
| Humanity | Couplet | life,peoplechild,lost,chi |
| HUNTING SEVENS | Rhyme | funny |
| Frosted Panes - re-post | Quatrain | childhoodme,winter,sea,gi |
| When Madness Rides on Moonlight | Sestina | artgod,god,life, |
| -Unlatched- | Rhyme | childhood,family,mother,s |
| Missing Mother | Verse | depression,devotion,mothe |
| Why He Beams | Diminished Hexaverse | imagination,love, |
| A Gentle Death | Sonnet | death,love,death,death, |
| KUKU HAIKU FOR YOU | Haiku | life, |
| Wet but Wiser | Quatrain | adventure,funny,pets, |
| Facedown | Haiku | funny,religion, |
| Closer | Free verse (vers libre) | hope,life,love,peace,blue |
| Love Passing By | Rhyme | love,love,pride, |
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