A Kromanti Maroon from Surinam communicates with a man from Ghana. The Maroons have maintained their African language for over 400 years. Very touching.
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Friday, June 21, 2013
Monday, October 10, 2005
Poetry: God's Creation
God's Creation
(For the people of the Caribbean)
SHE IS GOD’S CREATION
I CAN LOOK INTO HER EYES
AND SEE COLUMBUS AT THE MOMENT
SHE DISCOVERED HIM
THERE ARE TRACES OF AN ANCIENT PEOPLE IN HER FACE
SHE IS GOD’S CREATION
I CAN LOOK INTO HER EYES
AND SEE COLUMBUS AT THE MOMENT
SHE DISCOVERED HIM
THERE ARE TRACES OF AN ANCIENT PEOPLE IN HER FACE
OLD FOLK SAY THAT
THE CREATOR BLENDED CLAY WITH WATER FROM THE NIGER AND LAYOU RIVERS TO FORM THE BEAUTY OF HER STRUCTURE…
A SPLENDID MIXTURE OF
SWEET YAMS
and CASSAVA PONE
SHE IS SWEET TOO BAD -- BAD TO THE BONE
THIS EARTHLY ALCHEMY OF INDIGENOUS, AFRICAN, EUROPEAN, AND EAST INDIAN -- TRINI STYLE -- CALYPSO DRIVEN = PURE HUMAN.
THE CREATOR BLENDED CLAY WITH WATER FROM THE NIGER AND LAYOU RIVERS TO FORM THE BEAUTY OF HER STRUCTURE…
A SPLENDID MIXTURE OF
SWEET YAMS
and CASSAVA PONE
SHE IS SWEET TOO BAD -- BAD TO THE BONE
THIS EARTHLY ALCHEMY OF INDIGENOUS, AFRICAN, EUROPEAN, AND EAST INDIAN -- TRINI STYLE -- CALYPSO DRIVEN = PURE HUMAN.
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