Shekena

QUEEN

On bouncing truck

Her reign she struck

She came, she saw, Shekana!

As rivers collide

She reigned in stride

She glistened, she shined, Shekinah!

Her reign rose higher

In flames of bonfire

She sparked, she flared, Shekeena!

In Sycamore tree

She reigned, did she!

She sang, she spoke, Shakira!

And when muffler burned

She reigned, in turn

She smiled, she winked, Oh Kiki!

Jarabacoa

June 28, 2007