One Easter in Grenada. It was Easter in the Spice Isle Papayo! - TopicsExpress



          

One Easter in Grenada. It was Easter in the Spice Isle Papayo! Ah hear they changing the name So it was Easter in “Pure Grenada.” Tam Millie was selling her hot cross buns: “One ah penny, two ah penny Hot Cross buns” Buns that melted in the mouth. Our knees were hurting from the constant kneeling When we said the Station of the Cross in the Cathedral House Cat’s corn on his big toe was still sore After the procession in the hot sun. Kites were in the air, dancing in the wind Bamboo kites, Flex kites, Box kites and Coolie kites Miss Mary’s boy child was trying to sling ah kite. Kites were on trees and some were in the sea water Mister Kennedy was flying one big mako jumbie bamboo kite The madbull sang so loudly it woke up Daddy Ojas Who was trying to catch buss ah nap. The man was vex to buss and if it was not Easter He wuddah let go two big sailor words just like Muffin. It was Easter so butchers were ketching their nen nen to sell beef, mutton and pork Mackerel, corn fish, saltfish, and green bananas were gratifying palates all over the place When Tessa added sweet oil and avocado, her taste buds rejoiced. It was Easter and Sister Doris wore her new stylish pink hat Hats were everywhere, even hats with feathers sticking out from them It was a sea of hats on Easter Sunday. Father Priest was happy as a fowlcock in a corn field Good attendance meant good collection Ever the cheapskate Mister Harris dropped twenty dollars in the collection box But he looked ‘round to make sure maccocious Vero saw him do so. It was Easter and people were greeting each other with the words: “HAPPY EASTER”. The movie “Ten Commandments” was showing in the Empire Cinema Little Tom went to see it with his ten commandments walking on the ground. Big Bear and Saltfish were tearing tickets Tatoes was looking for a free pass. On Easter Monday it was the big beach lime Cricket on the sand, pots of oildown and pelau on wood fire Ole talk and dominoes Sancho ducking Pyole in the sea water Children shouting and running up and down on the sand Big Pum only walking around maccoing, macoing, maccoing. Daddy-O was playing his cuatro under a well-clad almond tree Steam Jacks looking to see where he could mop ah rum or mountain dew Tanty Patrice from Toronto was in donkey heaven Long time since she spent an Easter in the land Where her navel string was buried And she did not care if she got shittings or even puff From all the coconut water, soursop, pelau and coo coo mixture she gobbled down`. Two wooden buses filled with people pulled up near the sand Everyone jumped out quick, quick, quick It was Easter and hearts rejoiced Old man Joe Joe started chatting up a young woman under a tree Aunty Claris looked at him and shouted: “Joe Joe you playing the rass man, you think you young?” It was Easter And Easter Water Parade was kicking smoke on the Carenage Mafu was climbing a greasy pole Only to buss ah fall In the water close to the spot where Star Light V anchored. Whosay buss out ah big laugh One Easter in the Land of Spice. Anthony Wendell DeRiggs
Posted on: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 09:36:13 +0000

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