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31st August 2010
Final Tribute

Last Saturday, amidst all the pomp and reverence we could muster, we laid our Queen of Culture, Dame Marie Selipha Sesenne Descartes to rest in her native Micoud. We interred her body, but her spirit and legacy will remain with us forever.
There are almost no words left to express our sadness, our sorrow at saying farewell to this St. Lucian icon, but we received the following, submitted to us by a reader, that we thought we would publish here, as a final, parting gesture.

Farewell My Rose (A Tribute to Sesene Descartes)
A Distinguished Cultural icon
You stemmed from La Pointe, Micoud
A Rose that flourished so strong
A Queen of Culture
In ruby, vermillion, maroon or scarlet
An excellent folk singer
Your voice reflected the rhythm of a sunset
Depicting the love, life, joy and struggle of a nation

 
 

You were an exceptional rose songster
Your chants and serenades will forever live on
With your chak-chak, mandolin, quarto,
Violin, guitar and banjo
A remarkable vocalist
My memorable soloist
Like a baritone, bass, alto
Tenor, treble or soprano
My opera singer
I will always remember
My crimson pop star
With your protective sepals
Your beautiful petals
Your style and stigma
Farewell my extraordinary flower

By: Dwayne Lubin


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