Ska, ska, ska,
Like a stone dropped On birds gather, together
Scattering flights, of the fearful fright
Felt as chill on instinct run
On a buzz word, ska, dra
Scabby, scobby, snoopy!
And you know, you have to run
On scot, dobby, dabby, doo..
Then came, a name,
A place in mind
Scarborough,
Some where in land
In the Queen's land set
Who invented words in English
And brought a thousands more
In language used adopted from others
To be, as spoken, in words said, writing
Some so confusing, perplexing
Cometh here-forth, on prerogative
The big ones, in said words, used
Scholars and pretentious, favoured rhyme
I like words, set in tunes
It just rings, in synchronised bells
Like dominoes fall, holding hands
On processions, off my tongue
Best on poetry rhyme
Not with names, with names
Sometimes forgetful, some names
I get so, very, very confused wrong
In mix up, fix up, shipshape
Jig saw puzzle, puzzling me
To have found myself
In the dog's house comfort
A few times sat, for slip of tongue..
On goes, the battle of reference made
Who as thus, invented the three letter word..
On an Island jam, Jamaican clam
Jamaica, Jamaica here in Jamaica
#Ska, ska, ska,
And what it is,
In meaning held,
Do tell, oh brother, do tell
#Ska ska ska
While pondered minds
Wonder around for enlightenment
Bless me here with knowledge known
#Ska , ska, ska,
I will go on playing, my trumpet jazz
In search another for words ryhme
Ska, in words, to be used
#Ska, ska, ska,
That rhymes on tongue twist
And starts dance moves,
Ska, for dance on dance floors..
#Ska, ska, ska,
#pa da, ba da, pa da, ba da,
#pan, pan, pam, pam
#taaa, ta, taaa, daaa, da, daaaa,
#rada, bum, bum ...
#Ska ska ska..
I love when you do music related poetry. I feel the energy and rhythm as I read.
ReplyDeleteha. you end this stong...i like it whn you start letting if flow about halfway through...
ReplyDeleteIntense..rhythmic..creative and i liked it..:)
ReplyDeleteMakes me wanna dance!
ReplyDeleteI used to listen to ska a lot in college and after. This brought back good memories.
ReplyDeletenice glad you put this one in one shot...
ReplyDeleteI like words set in tune too. You don't know how many songs I have written to memorize something
ReplyDeleteneed to try the moves too.
Thanks so for sharing with One Shot
moon smiles
Great feeling of searching through music, a journey through musical lines. Really cool poem, Kodjo!
ReplyDeleteThanks for making a wonderful statement through music and in the process creating an interesting verse... Liked it.
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That's the skat, man!
ReplyDeleteCool One Shot!
Very rhythmic look at word usage and differences. Thank you, Gay @beachanny
ReplyDeleteGreat One! I definitely feel words and rhythm following each other, in motion and music...
ReplyDeleteI feel the need to listen to The Specials. You've done a justice to this fun, brief-moment-in-popular-time genre. :)
ReplyDeleteThe words are the music, and the rhythm is the dance. Nice one.
ReplyDeletehi kodjo...ska....i am in my 40's and english...dance craze the movie..do you remember...love ska..an earthquke is erupting!!!! cheers for this..pete
ReplyDeleteThank you guys for the love shown, I always look forward to the comments, like exams anticipation of marks and As are always good to have
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