Short Reggae Poems

Rock, reggae , samba...
is when our souls are singing,
and the pain?  thus !...dances... !!!...

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I see 3 little birds
landing softly
on the bird feeder

and it’s hard 
not to hear
a gentle reggae lilt
in the background....

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Just climb onto the back of my Harley
And we shall ride to the songs of Bob Marley,
   In no time at all
   We'll be in Senegal,
Though I might stop for lunch in Kigali....

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a waterfall flows
from mountainside to ocean -
distant reggae song

clear waters light sky -   
where blue meets turquoise vista 
a swallowtail hums 




Written 6/22/20
Contest - Summer Haiku
Sponsor - Tania Kitchin...

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Starting the day to a reggae beat.
Sun is in my face, oh yes!
Wishing I was at an island beach.
My feet are moving, oh yes!
My heart is gone, fully unleashed,
bouncing off the walls, oh yes!
Be ready students, here come the teach!...

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    Season your salads
      Spice them up with reggae
    Same goes for entrées
      Mademoiselle gourmet 

    Leave your food bland 
       It lacks razzmatazz
    If you like meals that sparkle
       Add a few notes of jazz
...

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reverberating night,
raucous in smoke filled room,
repetitive drum beat,
resonant voice arose,
recapturing lost soul,
rock to wisdom of song,
remember Bob, no cry!!

1st placement
Pleiades 2 poetry contest
Joseph May
written 15/10/2020

7 lines each with 6 syllables....

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Rooted in Jamaica
Rhythmic off-beat playing
Rastafari message
Rope-like ringlets swaying
Rivers of the exile
Reminiscing sadness
Rock along to Marley's
Reggae rousing gladness

13.10.20

Pleiades 2 Poetry Contest
Sponsor - Joseph May

* altered slightly after the contest...

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My teenage son proudly wears a Che Guevarra beret

         and belts out liberation songs from Bob Marley's reggae,

                                       as he fixes the sink

                                     I hum along and think:

           freedom, duty, twin bullets in life's most deadly roulette!...

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REGGAE

              Reggae music genre,
         rhythmic cell of eight beats,
            repeated short patterns.
           Represents a movement,
                religious in nature.
             Roots of moral lessons,
                    rich spiritually.




10/12/20       Pleiades 2 Poetry Contest          Joseph May...

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Charlie
Likes listening to music by Bob Marley.
He has scheduled time that mustn't delay
His passionate phase with Reggae!

Lola
Is fascinated with panels - Solar.
Science is full of projects that (for her) are fun.
And she has a smile that beams like the sun!


Written 16th September 2021
For the Cleritoons contest - Sponsor Joseph May...

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Sea tides undulate

Salt saturates wide valleys

Fish leap helplessly

Seagulls laugh at moment’s spare

Desert sand surrounds

Lonely land mass residing

Brim with tourism

Festivals ignite the flame

Native culture dance

Parties prosper all around

Sun enlightens all

Skin tans from ash to brown dust

Reggae music blasts

Life turns to relaxation

This is paradise...

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I free my mind 
and let the music
take control of my
ears take my mind 
to mystical heights 
bumpin my head to
the funky sounds 
twist another one 
let marley show 
you all the love 
let the music hit you
for it won't ever hurt
this mellow mood 
has got me so burn
one down and feel 
the sensi relieve all 
the pain now close
your eyes let the 
song play...

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5,7,5----5,7,5,7,7----5,7,5
For Linda Marie's Haiku--Tanka--Haiku contest....

Love for poetry,
savvy. This identity
loves controversy

Football and women,
conversation, love-making.
R & B, Reggae,
inspired meditation,
Four Tops, The Temptations

Taking vacations,
road trips across this nation..
Next stop, the ocean!!!


Jared Pickett
915/2010
Asavvy1...

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On a ship so white with skies of blue,
we sailed on seas calm and true.
The music played with a reggae sound,
and everyone danced around.
As the island came into sight,
we both smiled with such delight.
White limestone roofs, royal palms tall,
pink sandy beaches covered it all.
The memories will last a lifetime through,
until we can sail again on the ocean blue.

JSergi...

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colourful Flags of the Caribbean 
Flood Londons streets,
Vibrations from the sound systems  
as they play their reggae beats

smells of curry goat,
and barbecued jerk chicken 
Fill the the air,
While men and women are whining with feathers in their hair

Everyone’s United 
dancing and chanting loudly,
Sipping from cups of homemade sorrel,
displaying their cultures proudly....

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spreading peace love and unity
from its roots in Jamaica
to each and every community,
 
this is reggae music
the type of music that lifts your spirits 
the type of music that makes you want to smile
every time you feel it,

So With the heart of a lion
stay for ever ready, 
Ready to move to a beat 
so sweet and rock steady, 
a beat sending out it’s  good vibes 
to each and everybody....

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Rudeboy working in the street, 
no money for his food or shoes for his feet
East Coast Reggae makin his crime bitter sweet
Too much worry for dem to retreat

Ska music reggae share the same old beat
Two-Tone suit get dirty in the street
but Rudeboy keeps him head up and keeps skankin with him feet

Bastar' Bastar'! Beat down the natty dredd Officer
Pickitup, pickitup with him CooKoo Maka Stick!...

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Jammed some fun into one day
Aboard kayaks, paddling play
Mangroves, stingless jelly fish
And in my head, a hand itched

In beats, a beach reggae-tunes
Crashing waves upon the dunes
As curling smiles seemed to mock
Monster cruiser at the dock

Yellow sun did set too fast
Dashing night on anchor cast
Awhirl the sea’s brooding deep
Yesterdays pile on the keep

(9/12/2020: '04 Carver 420 Mariner; DMS)...

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Hidden behind the clouds, trying to illuminate my dreary day
Simply a brush with the rays and I'm feeling much better
The closing of my eyes a new day has quickly begun
And again I'm "Catching The Sun"
Such a beautiful day on the way maybe soft rock, reggae, or jazz
I will play, no rain in the forecast,  to squeeze past
The autumn of love
I thought she was the only one, who could make me forget
Catching the sun......

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Burning one to a reggae
beat the funky sounds 
mixed with a little herb
got me feelin' irie,life's
a little less stressful this
way so join in and dance
the night away with mary 
she'll never leave you low
she'll bring you higher then
thought possible so mary
shall we share another long
kiss suck you in and breath 
you out slow get you mixed 
into my blood so my feet 
won't stop moving to these
songs written only for you
mary jane...

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When fire needs friends
it does not go to homes
the highway and paths it ignores
there friends do  live not

Fire will travel to the bush
there a lot of freedom flourishes
plenty of oxygen, food and drink
to fill its stomach it finds

In the bush fire meets friends
broken wood and plastics
poor old leather and hair dregs
fire sings as friends dance

In the bush fire sings and whistles
His friends dance reggae in smoke...

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If I was a little kettle drum
Daily I would sit on my charming bum,
Never letting you be dour or glum
Playing reggae music for my mum.

I might possibly taste flavored rum.
Pretend to be all kinds of dumb.
I would play music in this slum,
Starting up daily with a little hum.

You might become my favorite chum.
If you play me gently, with your thumb.
Do not mess me up or leave one crumb.
Or I will not be your little kettle drum....

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You were  the heart of us,
Throat of musicians,
King of reggae,
A mad singer,
Created hearts on guitar,
Breathed love on each   note,

Cannabis on your lips,
Fragrance's to music,
Weed stain on your lips,
Symbol of ecstasy,
Long curly hairs,
Frills your notes.

you were the 'one love',
Notes were flesh and, meat for us,
To chew and swallow.

you never died,
Dipped yourself ,cell by cell,
In celestial music,
 For angels to dance ....

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On his table of Formica,
A once ardent Christian Micah 
Drops reggae from Jamaica;
Newly, Peter Tosh’s great liker 
No more Soulless Demons’ Striker:
Paul in Thessalonica…

For ten years in America, 
Eyes on the female Hitch hiker, 
Mid-course rides turning her liker!
Have you been to Madagascar? 
I’d had to and lasted The Scar…”

The First, we’ve heard, shall be The Last:
In his own case, a truth, too fast…

Micah for Marley’s Jamaica....

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