In the spirit of Christmas, I am sharing Ms. Lou's poem, Hula Christmus, which is written in the Jamaican dialect. The poem relates how a mother sent her 8 kids with ten pounds to buy Christmas clothes in downtown, Kingston. Instead, the kids bought hula hoops, to the dismay of the mom. For context, the British pound was the currency used in Jamaica prior to 1969. Christmas market is a Jamaican tradition where many people turn out to shop in the downtown section of Jamaica's capital, Kingston. Hula Christmus Non-stop motion an commotion Over Dina yard, me chile! Har pickney-dem eena dem saal, Dem start see Chrismus wile! Dina sen de big gal dung-tung Wid de seven lickle one, Tell har fi buy dem Chrismus clothes, Put ten poun in her han. Before she tink dem ketch tung Dem was back eena de place Wid seven hula-hoop apiece A wiggle roun dem wais. Dem wine like wire, spin like gig, Dem yo-yo up and down, Dem meck breeze pon de spot, reverse, An Sputnik roun a
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