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The Faux Pas
(Pentameter)
The
frivolity of youth is its charm;
Slowly
fades away with the aging soul;
A fancy
dress party raised the alarm;
The
harried Prince, some way, has lost control.
Skeletons
in the closet do have sway;
Secrets
are tied to the bones in the chest;
In
graveyards they no longer want to stay,
But invade
young minds that want to impress.
Constant
in battle are young rolling stones;
The
ancestral flaws they like to expose;
Hypocrisy
lies in these bags of bones,
So let’s
throw a party and wear their clothes.
The stage
was set for the ball of the year;
Tom, Dick
and Harry wore mask in the crowd;
Common
guys were not supposed to be there;
And their
ragbag clothes made a Nazi cloud.
The
commoners’ streets are not paved with gold;
So the
hair comes down in any spotlight.
Top of the
line, comes from a different mould,
So a faux
pas is very impolite.
In the lens, paparazzi shoot the Crown;
No vetted
shots, from them, for royal folks,
Who
throughout the country they bring renown;
This
mystic feeling, royalty evokes.
Mistakes
are made so old folks reprimand,
But with
every error something is learnt.
History as a core, not taught in England!
So youth do not know what folks Hitler burnt.
How well one seeks to correct every wrong,
Indicates the true measure of the man;
So you eat humble pie, to make you strong,
And reflect on the way it all began.
History as a core, not taught in England!
So youth do not know what folks Hitler burnt.
How well one seeks to correct every wrong,
Indicates the true measure of the man;
So you eat humble pie, to make you strong,
And reflect on the way it all began.
© Paterika Hengreaves
(Summer 2005/New Zealand)
This poem the “Faux Pas”
is written in Pentameter style.
The Pentameter is a
literary device that can be defined as that verse made up of five strong
metrical feet or beats. The Pentameter functions are to govern the individual
verses in the poem and to provide a structural form to a poem. The Pentameter
also gives arrangement to words through the regular use of accents on the
syllables, and help in emphasizing the specific words which the poet wishes to
use. This is the major reason for variations in the text through
stressed/unstressed patterns.
"The Faux Pas"
was composed during my stay in New Zealand in the summer of 2005, to capture
the universal outcry when Prince Harry one of the sons of Prince Charles threw
a fancy-dress ball. Unknowing to the Prince, a picture of him wearing a Nazi
war symbol was taken by the paparazzi. This royal blunter caused eyebrows to be
raised among the Jewish community as well as with Leaders of Commonwealth
countries. They felt his behavior was not in keeping with someone who could be
heir to the British Crown. This conclusion was drawn from reports carried via
the dead tree and electronic media on the matter. The distraught Prince after
many days of mulling over this faux pas made a royal apology. This apology is
seen as a very heroic act executed by the Prince. This brought him back in good
favour with the people around the globe. This serves to strengthen the notion
that any sincere apology can heal wounds.
The politics of 2016-2018
America among candidates for the various political positions have exhibited
behaviors that are social mistakes and more often than not are impolite or
beyond the pale. They have showcased their jungle-like behaviors so unbecoming
of a nation that is supposed to be civilized and a leader of the free-world.
However, no human being is perfect, but educated and civilized people of
America seeking ruler-ship positions in those political establishments should take
pause. They should not indulge in a barrage of ‘false steps’ and especially the
forty-fifth occupant in the White House. Sadly this is the cycle of the
present-day. One is left to say that candidates running for the highest office
in the land should avid for starters: nasty comments or the faux pas. These
embarrassing social mistakes should never become the main dish in the political
food-basket. I am mainly sounding the warning bell on the disgrace-full conduct
in political arenas aired on electronic communication devices and in the “free-press”.
God bless the United States of America.
Friday, October 12, 2018
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Structure of the Villanelle Poetry
Kadooment Day Villanelle
Jamming
on kadooment day, from dawn to dusk, playing mask
Revellers from everywhere, including France
Revellers from everywhere, including France
In brazen
wear and tear, they bask
In the sun, sipping fermented juice from a bamboo flask
Tourists,
jumping, whirling and twirling have come to prance
Jamming
on kadooment day, from dawn to dusk, playing mask
Jamming on kadooment day, from dawn to dusk away from cane-trash
Chanting
calypso songs, in native parlance
In brazen
wear and tear, they bask
Sea of people on Spring Garden, round a cask
while vermin grind, sweet grass, with a weasel-mouth lance
Jamming
on kadooment day, from dawn to dusk, playing mask
So Crop Over comes many months after Pasch
All
through the day and night they sing and they dance
In brazen
wear and tear, they bask
All year
these wild cats, make camouflaging an easy task
in the cane fields to flex the Ministry of Finance
in the cane fields to flex the Ministry of Finance
Jamming
on kadooment day, from dawn to dusk, playing mask
In brazen
wear and tear, they bask.
© Paterika Hengreaves
© Paterika Hengreaves
(July 2018 (Barbados)
Structure of the Villanelle Poetry
Jamming
on kadooment day, from dawn to dusk, playing mask (A1)……
Revellers from everywhere, including France (B) ……………… Tercet stanza
Revellers from everywhere, including France (B) ……………… Tercet stanza
In brazen
wear and tear, they bask (A2)…………………………….
In the sun, sipping fermented juice from a bamboo flask (A)……
Tourists,
jumping, whirling and twirling have come to prance (B)....Tercet Stanza
Jamming
on kadooment day, from dawn to dusk, playing mask (AI…….
Jamming on kadooment day, from dawn to dusk away from cane-trash (A)…
Chanting
calypso songs, in native parlance (B)……………………. Tercet Stanza
In brazen
wear and tear, they bask (A2)………………………….
Sea of
people on Spring Garden, round a cask (A)…………………..
While vermin grind, sweet grass, with a weasel-mouth lance (B)…… Tercet Stanza
While vermin grind, sweet grass, with a weasel-mouth lance (B)…… Tercet Stanza
Jamming
on kadooment day, from dawn to dusk, playing mask (A1)….
So Crop Over comes many months after Pasch (A)…………..
All
through the day and night they sing and they dance (B)……. Tercet Stanza
In brazen
wear and tear, they bask (A2)………………………
All year
these wild cats, make camouflaging an easy task (A)…….
In the cane fields to flex the Ministry of Finance (B)………...…… Quatrain Stanza
In the cane fields to flex the Ministry of Finance (B)………...……
Jamming
on kadooment day, from dawn to dusk, playing mask (A1)......
In brazen
wear and tear, they bask. (A2)…………………….............
The "Kadooment Day" poem is written in the form of the English Villanelle. The Villanelle is of French origin. This poetic form uses repetition. The English equivalent of the French Villanelle is a fixed form poetry consisting of:
Nineteen verses of any length divided into -:
- 6 stanzas
- 5 tercet stanzas
- 1 concluding quatrain
Verses 1 and 3 of the initial Tercet rhyme. These rhymes are repeated in each subsequent Tercet (aba) and in the final two verses of the quatrain (abaa)
Verse 1 appears in its entirety as verses 6, 12 and 18
Verse 3 reappears as verses 9, 15 and 19.
The "Kadooment Day" poem is written in the form of the English Villanelle. The Villanelle is of French origin. This poetic form uses repetition. The English equivalent of the French Villanelle is a fixed form poetry consisting of:
Nineteen verses of any length divided into -:
- 6 stanzas
- 5 tercet stanzas
- 1 concluding quatrain
Verses 1 and 3 of the initial Tercet rhyme. These rhymes are repeated in each subsequent Tercet (aba) and in the final two verses of the quatrain (abaa)
Verse 1 appears in its entirety as verses 6, 12 and 18
Verse 3 reappears as verses 9, 15 and 19.
Crop Over
is a Bajan-Caribbean cane harvest festival in the West Indies. The festivities
run for several weeks to celebrate the end of the sugar cane harvest.
Kadooment Day is the last day of Crop Over which commences on July 1 and ends on the August 1. It is a summer street festival with all the noise, colour and vibrancy you’d expect from a Caribbean festival. Folks get into the furrow with local drinks and cuisine; join the throng as bands and calypso musicians parade through the streets. Glittering costumes and plenty of “bare skin” are on show amidst a melee of revellers, stilt walkers, musicians and entertainers. Such fun and celebrations continue well into the wee hours of the morning so you’ll need plenty of stamina. Tourists world over are drawn to this festival annually.
“fermented juice from a bamboo flask” = rum in bottle
“sweet grass” = sugar cane
Kadooment Day is the last day of Crop Over which commences on July 1 and ends on the August 1. It is a summer street festival with all the noise, colour and vibrancy you’d expect from a Caribbean festival. Folks get into the furrow with local drinks and cuisine; join the throng as bands and calypso musicians parade through the streets. Glittering costumes and plenty of “bare skin” are on show amidst a melee of revellers, stilt walkers, musicians and entertainers. Such fun and celebrations continue well into the wee hours of the morning so you’ll need plenty of stamina. Tourists world over are drawn to this festival annually.
“fermented juice from a bamboo flask” = rum in bottle
“sweet grass” = sugar cane
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
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