Pirate’s Alley

Pirate’s Alley you call to me

Lurking in the shadows thieves of old stand ready to rob the ill prepared soul

I adjust meh beret and quick step with dagger in hand

You called me

I was content to swimming in the depths of the Bayou

Content with keeping I mysteries

But you called me to see these men who boasted to have known my treasure

To drink with them and listen to the stories of how only I had made them merry

So I arose

Under the moon’s shine and bid my tail a temporary goodbye to revel in glory with thee

Oh Pirate’s Alley

How theif man a thief a treasure so pure that he would be sure that he had known I

Coming through the entry way

Who be these men of new and old to have joy down this narrow road

Oh Pirate’s Alley to thee I come

Farashuu Ahadi Sakina2017©

 

Mardi Gras Tornado

This year when we “Laissez Le Bon Temps Rouler” , Quick Step to our Second Line and drink that new drink called Tornado drop some for our Egungun, dip some for our Ancestors, drop some for the Queen Madame Laveau and Remember who We are!

Farashuu Ahadi Sakina 2017©

Culture Queen

I was sittin in meh yard

Watchin dem people ah go by

A woman run up to meh wit mad in she eye

She say you! You show meh di way

Meh say look around yuh nah from here di way is di same

She say nah meh have no muddah and no faddah

Now meh haffi stand to meh feet

Meh look pon she

How dare a kinswoman lie

Meh say woman .. you woman

You on di run

She mad eye turn madder

Yuh nah know meh she say and wit dat she pull out she cutlass

Meh say look here woman

Yuh see di I

Meh sit here in meh yard cool cool under di shade

All dis here from di Culture INI made

Yuh com here and disturb I peace and ask meh to show yuh di way

Culture is di only way woman and di Culture is she yuh see

Mad woman

Woman yuh mad .. Yuh nah see yuh ask di way of the Culture Queen

Farashuu Ahadi Sakina 2017©

Artist :GD Bee