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Douens, according to Trinidadian myth, are the souls of children who died before they were baptized. They live in the forests, coming out occasionally in search of playmates, and appear as any other child except that their feet are turned backward.
By Lauren K. Alleyne | Posted: March 29, 2005
I know you well,
lost child, doomed to wander
in search of grace
life and nature’s uncertain
territories alone.
You must already miss
the warmth
of your mother’s smile
the sound
of her singing you to sleep
as you lay contented,as you lay contented,
By p! | Posted: March 15, 2005 A treatment that recounts the gnomes of old with modern accompaniments as to present Afro-Caribbean sayings that have travelled
By Sandy Macintyre | Posted: February 28, 2005
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Wey mi madda ‘ouda sey …an’ addaz tu! »
What my mother would’ve said..and others as well!
Situational sayings my mother and others her age and/or older would have voiced as well as other sayings which I have developed owed to my inherited sentience... Reader Comments » (1)
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MAHAL could easily cover the distance from Port- of - Spain to San Fernando, all the while, shifting gears in style...
