Last Night In Golden Square
Last Night In Golden Square
they put on such a display
with tales of before Independence Day
when Clement Payne and Grantley Adams
went head to head with the master of them days
Last night in Golden Square I saw something right there
yeah a delight to my eyes and my ears
Bajans giving homage to the heroes of their past
the words ringing out across the years
“educate agitate but do not violate”
and that is the stance which they take
at Golden Square,
A place where the young may learn, the arts advance
and politicians learn
that power resides in the people.
The Vulnerability of Independence
There is a certain kind of independence that can be vulnerable. Vulnerable to betrayal.
With the progression to Republican status Barbados is safeguarding itself both from external and internal acts that may want to rescind that Independence. Now we MUST stand alone and the only way to do that successfully is to remain faithful to who we are as a ‘grown up’ Nation and keep ourselves from falling to the traps and vagaries of life that would steer us away from true Independence. We have done pretty well since 1966, now as of 1 December 2021 we have to do better. We have to ensure that our values and our standards are even higher, equally as individual citizens and families as well as in our organizations. It may seem a tough call, but as a Nation we must raise our game and look to a higher order of things. We must stay faithful to the concept of ‘Nationhood’, and ensure also that we do not get hoisted on our own petard.
Remember, Independence can be a vulnerability when that independence is true Independence.
Last Night In Golden Square
Last Night in Golden Square
There was no real hullabaloo, no affray
Just an array of people well met and intent
on showing and sharing what Clement and Errol Barrow meant
by Freedom.
There were tales from the Standpipe, and old calypso songs
with melodies of struggle and growing-pains
The rebirth of the Landship much to my delight
And a wall, an Artists installation
With memorabilia and many names
of those who agitated and fought for rights
lost
even some names of remembered peoples
gone
before the conquerors or colonisers came.
So last night in Golden Square I shed a tear
For my history and theirs.
Please enjoy the video. It is a cultural event so you may want to get some Mauby or Coconut Water and a few snacks together to watch the whole thing without interruption.
Thank you.
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