[Ink and Brush on white drawing paper, my paper always appear grey though its white, photo done with my cellphone]
Green Orange and Black
a bright moon shines -
douens heel towards the kapok
there to dance
© gillena cox 2020
NOTE
Douens in Trinidad and Tobago folklore, are the souls of children who have died before they were baptised. These souls have feet turned backward. And are known to gather and dance beneath The Silk Cotton (Kapok) trees
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Thursday Art Date: Urban Legends
I love your art! You are a very talented artist. Wonderful Post! Greetings of the day!
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Oh Gillena, what a sad story, but a great, great urban legend. You drew it beautifully, too. That was incredible, and a story I had never heard before.
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That's a nice drawing Gillena and a great urban legend - I'd never heard of that before!
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Thanks for sharing about these poor Douens!
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Lovely Art but sad about the Douens. Have a great day, hugs Valerie
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What a sad thing, spirits with backward feet?!
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That is well drawn to the rains theme!
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Love it
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Ohhhhhhh I love this post. A true urban legend for sure.
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Thanks for sharing the story of the Douens with us. Happy PPF! I have the same problem with my paper appearing grey, when I take the photo with my cellphone. Especially the lighting isn't very good.
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Lovely work, my friend.
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Your art is beautiful, but your legend is sad. Children don't die before they are baptized on purpose and yet they are sent to a place away from all others and their feet turned backwards. :( So when they walk, do they have to walk backwards? On the upside, your music was so "happy" and loved how everyone enjoyed participating. Your artwork is always a pleasure to observe, Gillena. A lovely post as usual.
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Deletehow sad - i wonder if that's where the Vietnamese Cong got the idea of shoes that print backward footprints to fool the Americans!
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poor children :(
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