Remember Christmas Chapter 1

I remember Christmas, when as a little boy I sat Under the Christmas tree and gazed at all the toys that Santa had brought for my brother and I.  Me saying aloud “Santa must be a very good man”.

Those words brought tears of joy to my grandfather’s eyes.  At that age I had no Idea that he was one of Santa’s great helpers, who brought all those wonderful gifts that, adorned the bottom of our Christmas tree.  The essence of Christmas, giving gifts of love.

I remember Christmas. 

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Remember Christmas Prologue

                   My desire to write about the joys of Christmas was ironically triggered by one of sadness.

It was close to Christmas day and I had not received a Christmas card from my son who then lived in Guyana.  It was a cold day the snow had fallen all night and into the morning.  I was on my way to work and had just missed the bus; all I could do was stand and lament. Then it slowly dawned on me I had to snap out of this depression before it affected my new loving family. Hence Remembrance of Christmas.

          The truth became apparent to me when I had my new lovely then nine years old daughter Deanna read this script.  She totally enjoyed the script she even laughed.  She then encouraged her teenage brother Marlon to read the script his response was a wide smile he also enjoyed the script.
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Remember 2016 early start

This year 2016 I am starting my Remembrance of Christmas blog early. I have an added feature the opportunity to purchase Remember via eBook format. I am curious to see how the media will perform and welcome all critique. Remember Christmas is on Lulu.com also iBookstore just enter Rowan Abbensetts.  Also linked is my daughters blog Spoken Black Girl. Attached art Anansi is now on sale at Saatchi art.com.

PROLOGUE

December 1992

The background of this children’s book has a distinctive

Caribbean flare. Remembrance of Christmas opens windows on different cultures and their similarities.  The comparable backgrounds I feel children the world over can relate to also adults.  Remembrance of Christmas narrative was drawn from memorable episodes of the Christmas season in my life while a child growing up in Guyana South America and Ghana West Africa. 

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West 28th And 6th Avenue of the Americas

When next in Manhattan take a trip to my favorite street West 28^th and 6^th Avenue of the Americas, the whole sale flower district. Then allow the flowers to engulf your senses. Flowers of all species from the tropical Anthuriums to the fall Pansies.  The rich aroma of flora envelopes the sidewalks and stores as wholesalers and shoppers mingle. Today I am here to buy some Orchids in memory of my Mom.
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SCHOOL DAYS

Exerts from Day in the life of Abby.
Clarence was now plunged into a deep state of loneliness as hepondered the court case and his desires.

And like the old Negro spiritual goes {“some times I feel like a motherless child a long, long way from home”} So Justice Abbensetts was black “Yes a Negro person” yet a stranger in Africa.

It was on one of these nights as he sat on his veranda and

reminisces the girl he left behind in South America.
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TATALE

 Palm wine drinking and the herb scents in the

air, intoxicating the soul. The constant beating of African drums.

The women could be heard singing.

Ebei, ebei Tatale,

Ebei, ebei, Tatale,

Ebei, ebei, Tatale

{Namo ba he}, Tatale, {Namo ba he}, Tatale

Ebei, ebei, Tatale.

Meaning: It is cooked it is cooked, the Tatale is cooked {Namo ba he}, who will buy? Tatale.  Tatale is mashed up ripe plantain mixed with Corn flower, made into a ball then deep-fried. Served as a desert, very delicious.        This Ghanaian folk song is sang in the Ga, dialect.

           The pace of the dancing was now at frenzy the dancers stamped their feet on the ground, earth shaking, and Juju man in a trance.

Feeling it my bones now vibrating to the rhythm, sound of African drums and singing.

By dawn, the dancers had gone also the musicians the crowds dispersed. Exhausted and fast asleep yet muscles twitching body shaking drums beating Ebie, ebie, Tatale Namo ba he Tatale.  

Tales of an Emancipated Colonist.

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JUMBIE

{Jumbie Pipe}

Extracts from “Day in the life of Abby an Emancipated colonist”.

Jumbie lef hee pipe here?

No! Sa! No! Sa!

Jumbie lef hee pipe here?

No! Sa! No! Sa!

Wha kina gate this?

Iron gate this!

You mean I can’t break it?

No! Sa! No! Sa!

Wha kina gate this?

Iron gate this!

Jumbie lef hee pipe here.

As kids the No! Sa! Sa! Sounded like No! Ka! No! Ka! It is funny how words take on different sounds and means the same thing and sometimes can mean nothing. Sa! is also the creoles for sir. A Jumbie is an evil spirit that is believed to be able to engulf a person.

In this {Ring game}, the person is outside of the ring trying to break in.

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