Saturday Afternoon
a moment in time
Shwaackk!!
Dominoes, slapping hardwood.
“G’way, bwoy!”
Verbal jousting,
Good natured laughter.
*
Quieter,
Solemn adversaries
Square off,
Bottle cap checkers
Their weapon of choice.
*
Turn up
Beres on the radio.
“A fi mi chune dat!”
Impromptu slow wining
Under the mango tree.
*
Young girls
Skipping their ropes
“Mosquito one
Mosquito two
Mosquito jump on a hot callaloo”.
*
The boys
Draw circles in the dirt.
Some shooting marbles,
Others spin their gigs.
They all play for keeps.
*
Humming old-time songs,
Mama rocks her baby.
“Peel-head John Crow
Sit on the tree top.”
She sings so sweet the sun stands still.
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[Author's Note: This poem first appeared in the journal First Reads (St. Vincent, West Indies) in 2010).]
About the Creator
Randy Baker
Poet, author, essayist.
My Vocal "Top Stories":
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