I loved, loved, loved the banana man poem. This inspired me to take on a nursery rhyme on Facebook. Great post Jeri! We knock back a white rum, bus a laugh, Will it be a work of art You know the phrase, it has a ring, Alas, there’s a schedule to keep, and content to create. I’ll Sing You a song, I’m Banana Man Sing you a song tonight! Thanks. Crack those keys, get going on my post, This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Banana Joe's head [High-pitched] And I say BA-NA-NA. Your email address will not be published. Blogging most definitely can be likened to a journey. I will live an die a banana man.’. An mullet an janga swim in de pool, But even a vampire deserve a vacation. I’ll email everyone the collaborative poem later this month. Reply. funny how words are flowing without even trying Day me say day me say day me say day me say day me say day-o day light come and me wanna go home work all night on a drink of rum Thanks for adding a stanza , When I ain’t in the mood to stir libretto, Four Gros Michel, an four Lacatan, Then came braver souls who rose to the challenge. Thankfully, we’ve good friends we can count on in times of need. no other thoughts together I type my first line No worries. Here is my limp effort (with apologies to Old Man River). Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. Do my words have an impact, a meaning, a reason? By Fosbat Watch. Glory, glory, Harry Lewis, Glory, glory Harry Lewis, Glory, glory, Harry Lewis, His cloth goes shining on! Tim, She asked bloggers for rhymes as though it were easy Let’s just hope the third brave soul to stop by today will give the four-rhyming lines a go…. Writing poetry can be a lot of fun. And watch me stave off the Sands Of Time This would also explain why his eyes are huge, becuase he's some sort of half bird creature and he has beefy eyes. So get on the internet today and start finding money saving items of every kind. 343 Favourites. I'd like to say hello and welcome you Good day that is my name Come here and sit down I'm so glad you even really truly came We can even go and take a walk or something like that or something like that But first I need to introduce my what and introduce my when Let us sing! I tried to look for the origin of the masks, but couldn’t find anything. Candy, nice way to work in a monster mention . Still the call of the blog page thundered It may be fun; it may be sad Lorraine, that’s great that you are dong the A-Z Blogging Challenge. I tried to look for the origin of the masks, but couldn’t find anything. (Sung)Praise God an m’big right han I can’t wait to see the complete project. And the more the passion keeps rising. Especially not long poems like the one featured. If not enough time we will find it in the hourglass The next who followed said they couldn’t quite manage Becc, methinks there be a shortage of poets amongst some of my most devoted commenters. ‘Den de payment comes, an we have some fun, Still, I enjoyed reading it, and I’m glad I’m following your blog. The West Indian accent seems to lend itself so beautifully to lilting poems or perhaps it’s their lilt that lends itself to the reading of poetry. That quite quickly the night seems to fall. ‘Up in de hills, where de streams are cool, Down at de dock is an English ship, I will live an die a banana man. Groan…. I love how it makes me feel. 24 Comments. A. K., I’m glad you contributed a verse of collective poetic muscle! And our image is reflected on a mirror, among pale blue tones The makeup is the same throughout the video, from when each of them are wearing tie coloured face paint. When all is done it makes me glad. 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