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Monday, August 12, 2013

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HYPE

stark sunlight
the concrete sidewalk hot with
incentive to win

The Great Race circle
of players and fans hitch
their boats for display

no time to wallow
in despair; pounding the beat
calypso music

scatter the strain
of waiting anxiety
illuminate fun

striking a chord of neighbourhood gaiety
--gillena cox


Linking today to The Sunday Whirl Wordle #121
AND to
Monday Mellow Yellow


photos taken Saturday August 10th, during promotion (along the Western Main Road in St James) for Great Race August 24th 2013
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10 comments:

  1. a spirit of simplicity10:02 AM

    Wonderful! I love the poem about such a great event.

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  2. Gillena Cox1:59 PM

    aspiritofsimplicity
    Thank you for stopping by


    much love...

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  3. De Jackson2:04 PM

    Love the flow of this, especially:
    "scatter the strain
    of waiting anxiety"

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  4. Gillena Cox2:22 PM

    Thank you De; happy you stopped by

    much love...

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  5. Unknown5:46 PM

    great energy!

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  6. Old Egg8:01 PM

    I often think the names of the boats are more fun than watching them race, plus the atmosphere of course. However I can relate with the "sidewalk hot with incentive to win."

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  7. Nanka3:51 AM

    This must be fun time and can sense the excitement!! Nice boats displayed!!

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  8. Gillena Cox6:47 AM

    indeed Mishla


    much love...

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  9. Gillena Cox6:48 AM

    thank you old egg; happy you stopped by


    much love...

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  10. Gillena Cox6:48 AM

    Glad you dropped in Nanka

    much love...

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