Long Tobago Poems

On this day 40 years ago in 1978 my mother, Jacqueline Anne Trestrail, left this world after a relatively short battle with cancer - she was 46. Jimmy Carter was President and Annie Hall won...

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Date:  April 2041

It's been one week now. There
Was no sign of the Black China 
Men. The other Hakim family 
Members decided to take residence 
Closer to the foundational family.
Which was Greatgrand and 
Carter Hakim...

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Date:  April  2049

Next day: warm spring silky 
Afternoon Polly voyaged to the estate
For a visit accompanying was
her cousin Holly who
Dolly Molly and Damian would meet 
For the first time. Molly and Damian 
And...

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absolutely nothing stops the pipeline.

 

it penetrates all ways of life

all borders, all villages & towns---

the pipeline kills everything in its path if it dare stand in the way

of its progress---

with black gold funneling back...

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Its carnival season again in Trinidad
The whole country in a party mood
With steel pan, soca and calypso
Beautiful women and all kind of food

It has a big show in Skinners Park
Tonight in san Fernando
And we boys...

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Trinbago massive


A lady in America asking me
To tell her something bout Trinidad
She planning a vacation soon
And want to go there real bad

She wants to hear everything
About the culture and the foods
Steel pan and calypso 
And...

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HELLO
Hello.. Adele, It,s me
Could you please stop calling me all the time
I don't know about England
But in USA that is a crime

Hello.. Adele 
You're in California dreaming
About us from long ago
But right now I'm the...

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What a fool he is for hurting you
All this pain and heartache he put you through
All your love that he once had
He took everything good and turned it bad

How can he do this to you...

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Santa whats wrong with you
did u forget me
Why is there no girlfriend
Under my Christmas tree

You know I been a good boy
Didn't give any trouble this year
So tell me where's my gift Santa
Are you still flying...

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A man talking loud in the subway
For every body to hear
He talking about his country
And the beautiful women they have down there

Well I open my ears now
I playing “maco “I want to hear
Now every one...

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Empty bottles on the floor
 dirty Cloths across the room
 A telephone that takes no call 
 and the fragrance of her perfume

 Her Make up by the mirror
 where she use to brush her...

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A man living in Tobago 
but he was born in Trinidad 
he loves his next door neighbor 
this is his story it might be funny or sad 

he really loves this woman 
he cant live...

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A woman's heart

my father always told me
"son don't go breaking no hearts
if you can't take a woman to the finish line
then don't go making any false starts

don't take a woman hearts for granted
treat her with...

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Come home from work
 See my girlfriend crying
 She can’t get on face book
 And whole day she trying

 Well I try to fix the computer
 To get she on the internet
 The girl cries...

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my father always told me
"son don't go breaking no hearts
if you cant take her to the finish line
then don't go making any false starts

don't take a woman hearts for granted
treat her with kindness and respect
make...

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Trinidad girls

Meet a girl in Trinidad
She like to eat plenty pepper
But if you see the girl  
 She sweet like sugar

She likes to sing
And she can dance for so
She likes to go shopping
Gulf city...

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Come home from work 
See my girlfriend crying 
She can’t get on face book 
And whole day she trying 

Well I try to fix the computer 
To get she on the internet 
The girl cries...

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Face book


Come home from work 
See my girlfriend crying
 She can’t get on face book
And whole day she trying

Well I try to fix the computer
To get she on the internet
The girl cries so much
Two handkerchiefs...

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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 on this day
December the 21st, 1988
Pan Am Flight 103
Would learn of it's fate
 
Blown out of the sky
For all the world to see
Two hundred and fifty nine people
Rained down on me
 
My country...

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So many different people
Sharing only one world
But every one of us
Have a different goal

just like every mysteries
That’s waiting to be unfold
Everyone has a unique story
that’s waiting to be told

But some voice are silenced
By the evil...

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Yo Ho!, Yo Ho! The pirates life for me
The Jamaica Jewel’s sails are full on seven seas
Skull and bones flying high on the main mast
With a trim bow and keel my flag ship is fast
At...

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Trinidad 

My island in the sun
Where my birthright belongs
My ancestors sail from far
... And there I was born

They came from India
Across the oceans
Work in the cane fields
And the plantation

Bring their curry spices 
And Indian recipes...

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Carter Hakim's family grew by two.
10 year old Damian lay asleep Saturday 
Early morning October 2011. His
6 years-old sister Manisha,  5 years-old 
Franky-Joe and 3 years-old  sister Salis
Busted into his room startling him
From...

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story teller


I am not a poet
I just write words on paper
I am not a musician
never learn to play the guitar

and please don't call  an author
I never could have a best seller
but if you want...

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