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A submission from DeVry Student Josene Brockbank.

 

Save the Sand for My Toes

Save the Sand for my toes

A place where water meets sand, away from my foes

A time for Just Jo, not Jacks or Joes

A quiet place to meet sand with my toes.

Fine or Coarse, I’d take it all

To smell the salt answering ocean’s call

White, yellow, blonde or pink

In any color sand, my toes will sink.

Wet or dry, saving the sand for my toes,

I come to the beach where calm makes me doze

It’s an experience for my body, mind, and toes

My thought and wish for sand, I suppose.

Save the sand for my toes

No one, no internet, no photos to pose

Just me and sand just for my toes

The ocean sounds louder, better than Bose.

This sand I see is what I get

My toes in the sand at sunrise-sunset

In the rain, heat or passing cold front

Wherever I am, my toes, placed in sand, hunt.

Save the sand for my toes is my one true plea

I want to sense the sea from sea to sea

Nobody there, like sitting on the moon…just me

To look at earth, my toes in the sand, true and free.

 

I AM MUSIC

Hi, my name is Music. Many call me Tune

My origin is of notes, lyrics and dust from the moon.

I come in Genres, produced, pirated and labelled,

I’m at my best live and direct on the turn table.

If you see me with my boots on, I may be a lil country, metallic or soft rock,

A Kangol hat and track suit, I’m looking like 90’s hip hop

In a church, that’s my magic- praise and worship or gospel

Oh. I’m usually lined up on a Apple pc no HP no Dell

I’m found in stores, headphones, watches or cars

Funerals, homes, schools, nightclubs and bars

On the island I may look like Soca, calypso or reggae on

I’m exotic too so Bahamian, Latin, Afro Beats and Reggaeton.

A very important factor is data, Wi-Fi, or MiFi for the LoFi

A radio frequency AM OR FM usually be my alibi

I am music so I can’t forget the instruments that adopt me

It was Jazz, classical and Mozart das who I am from, das where I be

A CD, cassette tape, 8 track or vinyl record,

They are using Blu ray and blue tooth, wireless, Tick Tok and Discord

If I turn up at your party or event

You better believe me, showing up was no surprise I was paid for I was meant.

Prince said purple rain and Micheal said Billy jane

Obama girl said she had a crush on Obama dat song was trendy but lame

Sean Paul said shake dat ting

And Beyonce said on it is where you shouldda put dat ring.

Cancion Bonita is one of my Latin favorites, I don’t speak Spanish I habla Espanol (lol)

Because I am Music, dat name comes from my Soul.

Make every part of me move, from the top of my head to my sole,

I almost passed out the other day when they say Virgin records was sold.

My name is Music. Many call me tunes

If I had a middle or last name, it would be moon. Miss Music Moon.

Nah it would be Miss Music Soprano Bass

It all came into beats with the Metronome to set the rhythmic pace no haste.

I’m noted and defined in a studio with an artist

Or a mic in the hand, on a street, talent show or marching band

I’m everywhere cause I’m really frequency

My name is Music, I’m all over the World from Sea to shining See.

I am Music:

Feel me

Hear Me

Create Me

Play Me

See Me

Touch Me

Compose Me

Lyrically Me

Enjoy Me

Love Me

In your heart and Soul be Me

By: JOSENE BROCKBANK

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