Long Maracas Poems

Nine years a stranger in a strange land
            travelling to my island in the sun.
A native son returning a native strand
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  Oh, to be in Trinidad
when the hot scented currents flow,
  from East Dry River to Nariva 
chaconia and silk cotton tree grow.
  Where reachin’ palms whisper
across island reef and coconut lagoon,
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"La Marque Ultime"
In reference to future
we have collaberated to bring forth a Union of
companies who in the interest of pro Wrestling
and Great Entertainment, have United to create
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I am sitting here with my pen
 Wondering what to write
 Don’t want to think of the topic
 Or the subject of love tonight
 
 Some say I write about love to much
 It’s in...

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Unwana, Unwana, I have chosen you amongst the daughters of men,
amongst the maidens of my felon tribe, 
to bear the torch of our waning kindred…

Unwana, I have chosen you, favoured one, out of the delights...

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The story of the unknown
Has been unravelled
And now the weak, strong and fearless
Have all fled on their heel 
Leaving that blameless child in a shattering state
To fight for his guiltless life
He cried so loud
As the...

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Dedicated to Henry Miller

She floats to me towards, like a Jazz... 
Defiantly jumps in my green back yard.
She’s waltzing through the fence in Sunday morning. 
I’m having cup of coffee with a joy.
My cigarette is...

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When down San Fernando
 See my cousin on Coffee Street
 I said “hey what’s up cousin
 Been a long time we haven’t meet

“Man you change your number
 tell me How have you been?
 The last...

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Conceived and born in the rainforest 
I have traversed the Savanna and the Mangrove
I have trudged through its Swamp 
And dwelt I have in its Woodland	
But I only bear tales of 
The Montane and the...

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From all over they coming
See them parking every where
All kinds of food they bringing
Rum, sweet drinks and cold beer

See them on the beach walking
Under the Trinidad sun
And when you hear them talking
Its trini people having...

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It was love at first sight
 When I saw her yesterday
 She came out Ishmael khan book store
 Get in a taxi for Claxton bay

 I couldn't take my eyes off her
 She just takes...

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Space Hoppers, Power Cuts, Texan Bars & Playschool,
Record Players, Tiny Tears, Ford Capri’s (I thought were cool),
Bag Puss, Mrs Thatch, Wonder Woman, Rainbow,
George, Zippy, Rod & Jane, Bungle - have I got them all?
 
Dial...

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Women

I tell my friend yesterday
That I have a problem
I know a bunch of women
And I’m in love with all of them

He says boy you crazy
You will get in trouble
But when I see them
My love does...

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A is for Accordion, squeezing air with bellows
B is for Banjo, five strings plucked by bluegrass fellows

C is for Clavichord, keyboard with a metal sound
D is for the Drums which percussionists will pro-pound

E is for...

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One day in Trinidad

Was with my brother
Down in San Fernando
See a girl walking up the street
From the store window

And I ask roger
If he knows her
And when we came out side
She was already in a car

Then...

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He likes a girl in Trinidad


He likes a girl in Trinidad
Meet her on maracas beach
Before he came back to New York
Take her number so  she can be reach

He wish if he could skype her
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Latin sound, Latín Sound 
Latin all around 
and upside down 
I search for you inside of me
a Nuyorican's destiny

The beat and rhythm, 
Is it in my blood? 
This Salsa is too spicy for me
The language...

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It was a strange sort of day
A Heavy treacley sky
That seemed  too thick
For any bird to even try to fly.
The city lay in waiting for 
Celebrations to begin
The Fiesta of Fiestas  
Days of...

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Accordion, keyboard for the Highland Fling
Bell, an idiophone in percussion sing

Clarinet, of woodwind joys
Drums, so loud for the noisiest of boys

Ektara, from India the one stringed piece
Fiddle, of old in toe tapping increase

Guitar, my favourite...

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How long must I be in the dark room?
Staring into emptiness
Thy feet is treasured
Roll on the floor with me
Expressing love intoxicated 
with sexual touch

Dance with me my fair lady
Search thy heart
And flow with the rhythm
Jingle...

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In this day and age, I want some recompense
I don't understand it, it jus' don't make sense
that we can write through our entire lives
with all of these damn defective pens

Now, you all know what I'm...

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EDIBLE    MUSIC

The garlics are on grand piano in the corner,
Playing alone because  of their halitosis.
After  making each other’s mouth water,
Clever   lemons  blowing  their  trumpets ...

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You can shake them and they bounce
Heavy or light, pounds or ounce
Men will always stop and stare
Sometimes even women glare
At these fascinating features
On heavenly lovely creatures
Being held up by a holder
That will go around your...

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the water pounds on the asphalt like a drummer to a drum 
and the wind blows in a mobius pitch whistling tunes through its hum 

the tin can joins in the whimsical that we lovingly...

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Arsenals of axes brought by the crate
Pedals increasing experimental
Trashy dissections of raw cityscapes
NYC rockers gone transcendental
 
Static blasts shredding the off-key high pings
Maracas hit toms to keep structured pace
Drum sticks wedged under alternate tunings
Meted by...

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