WANDERING PLACE GET ME WAKA
Hey, hey heyyy yeah yeah, hey, hey hey O yeah
Elevate high, high, soul high
reach komot touch skies
adrenaline get me wetin
wandering place get me waka
same space different place
i shall no bi be dismayed
placed on top a separate plate
be no on top dessert
wandering place get me waka
sweating mai crown be moist
sweet be the voice
you be mai choice
come close
wandering place get me waka
so beaming down
i waaka di town
mai head up
i hide for dem bush
mai hair needs a brush
wetin di heck
no gi me gimme dat look
need no kudi cause i get cabbage
lettuce carrot you
wandering place get me waka
same space different place
i shall no bi be dismayed
placed on top a separate plate
be no on top dessert
sweating mai crown be moist
wandering place get me waka
Elevate high, high, soul high
Reach out touch skies, adrenaline got me wetin
Pidgin English
8/18/26
by James Edward Lee Sr.2026©
WANDERING PLACE GET ME WAKA
wandering place got me moving
same space different place
I shall not be dismayed
placed on a separate plate
Be no on dessert
Sweating my crown be moist
So beaming down
I walk the town
My head up
I hide in them bush
my hair needs a brush
What the heck
Don't give me gimme that look
Need no cash cause I got cabbage
Lettuce carrot you
wandering place got me moving
same space different place
I shall not be dismayed
placed on a separate plate
Be no on dessert
Sweating my crown be moist
wandering place get me waka
English verse
8/18/26
by James Edward Lee Sr.2026©
Pink flamingo,
Wading in the shadows,
A splash of coral in the sun,
Shining in the water,
Blushing brightly.
drops of color
from the painter's palette
blue, orange, yellow, brown, gray, red
in infinite blackness
the planets turn
crystal glass glints
lucent menagerie
light glowing from the inside out
enchanting craft work gleams ~
lost unicorn
In my garden
Rays of the rising sun
Spin bright hues on dews on flowers
as sunbeams on glasses~
Nature`s wonder.
With the sunrise
Colours dance in my soul
As I gaze at hues on flowers
Like light on a clear prism~
Nature`s sweet gift.
Borealis
Dazzles in hued roulette --
Tinsels gushing in full glory
Then, like cosmic whirlind
...She fades gently
I'm crystalline
I'm brittle in your hands
I shattered when you break me down
No precious stone am I
My shards are love
Kaliedoscope !
Beautiful butterflies
fluttering frolic, flapping wings
in the flowery field.
Charm in glamour.
Spectacular !
Colourful environ :
Bold kaleidoscopic brilliance.
Nice cluster of blossoms.
Just fantastic.
Snowflakes falling
like sparkling crystal glass,
translucent, each perfectly clear.
Snow w h i r l i n g me_ into
crystalline ice !
Seashells galore
Collected fragment crafts
Necklaces, rings, and lucky charms
Mollusks, scallops, and clams
On the menu
whirl of colors
plastic scope fills the eye-
a mini cosmic galaxy
comes alive on the lens-
faux endless space
the colors whirl
the space scope hunts the sky-
a massive cosmic galaxy
comes alive on the screen-
real endless space
Aurora rides
in golden chariot
coming down to the sleepy world.
the music of her tread~
a wake up call.
breathe air breathless
mirror, I'm cold for you
our whisper crystallizes in
outside white; so my dark
warmed frosty wet
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Date: May 21, 2026
The lens at play
A tube filled with bright players
Dancing throughout reflected prisms
Each step symmetrical
Colorful waltz
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