Wednesday, February 3, 2010

C for Calypso




C for CALYPSO!

The sound of the steel drums clashing,
The frills and the feathers flashing.
The dancers so lithe and dashing!
It must be Calypso time!
The rhythm so all pervading!
The colourful floats parading.
The laughter and masquerading!
It must be Calypso time!
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The echoes of song and laughter!
The ringing of every rafter.
The romance and passion after.
It must be Calypso time!
The beads and display of feather!
The hot, Caribbean weather.
All people in tune together!
It must be Calypso time!
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12 comments:

mrsnesbitt said...

Who would have thought such a wonderful dance could be oppressed?
Wonderful Brenda xx

annies home said...

thanks for sharing a bit of history

jay said...

How interesting - lots of things I didn't know in there! Love the pictures, too, especially the last one.

On behalf of the team, thanks for taking part in ABC Wednesday this week! :)

Christine H. said...

What a colorful,creative, and educational post. Thanks for reminding me exactly how handsome Harry Belafonte was.

Tumblewords: said...

Oh, great! I hadn't thought of Harry Belafonte for ages. Saw him in a concert once and now it all comes flooding back - wonderful, wonderful! Always so much to learn from your creative poetry!

Lola said...

Brings back such great memories of Harry Belafonte - my best friend's favourite singer!

Lovely poetry as always,

XOXO LOLA;)

People Who Know Me Would Say: said...

I grew up with Harry Belafonte's music playing in my house....and I can still picture his handsome face on the album covers.

Unknown said...

Dear Brenda,
In your poem I can see it and hear it and feel it! You have captured the spirit of this music.
Best wishes,
Anna


Anna's little musician

Viki said...

What a great poem. I remember seeing old movies and variety shows with them dancing the calypso. Great post.

Cheryl said...

What an upbeat and uplifting poem! I could feel the rhythms with the tone you used.

Brenda said...

Great poem. Thank you for sharing it with us. I think the pictures are missing though that the earlier comments were mentioning.

Jenny said...

Beautiful poetry! I love the imagery and depth of this link.

It certainly added some color and distinction to our wonderful pot of Alphabet Soup!

Thank you for linking.

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