Pizza, Jerk chicken, fun and taxis
Statues, parks, music, and high speeds,
Are all part of the long list why people come here to live like a Yankee
– In New York city.

Here the sun is as high in the summer as is the excitement and tourists bob and weave through the big apple

But there’s a place called Brooklyn where the juice is the sweetest.
Uncles drop the ribs, the chicken, the beef, the meat on the grill and the heat sizzles like cousins’ appetites about to be filled.
Uncle flips the meat, mouths water, people chatter, all in synchrony with the music.
Everybody soaks in the vibe.
The music continues…

By late afternoon, they all head out to the park
And the music comes alive as the guitarist strums his electrifying tune to wake up the swaying bodies.
The steel pans keep perfect timing as they tap away the blues.
The singing voices varies as do the venues:
Some are slowed to a lovers rock
But others are quick and the crowd dances away the sweat and work of the day
The music continues…

The party just began;
People crowd onto boats for a water fete
And the sea is as wide as their excitement.
Everybody rub shoulder to shoulder like they do on the New York streets,
But this time they don’t mind,
For the only thing they are in a hurry to do is have fun.

The music continues…
In a mass camp in Brooklyn women can be seen milling around
Like birds they flit from feathered costume to feathered costume.
The music in the camp is an advertisement of what’s to come:
When parades with soca music booming wake up the streets
And masqueraders will dance in the heat to sounds of the Caribbean beat.
A unified mass they will merge into a rainbow
With hands that spread across Brooklyn from east to west

So do stop by, do come for a piece
Come for a taste of New York and the Caribbean diaspora in the summer
Where the music continues….

Keep peace, love, and laughter in you’ heart and walk good.

*Note that the opinions expressed here are those of the blogger and not those of management.
*Note that images serve as a representation and experiences may be even better in person
Image Sources:
www.studyusa.com
www.jamaicansummers.weebly.com
Stan Wiest Music website
www.kid101.com
www.eventbrite.com