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Gandolph St. Clair’s Final Curtain

Gandolph St. Clair, a leading figure of the local arts community, was laid to rest on Monday this week.

St. Clair was a noted composer, writer, playwright, filmmaker and actor. At his send-off at the Castries Cathedral eulogies were delivered by colleagues, among them Kennedy ‘Boots’ Samuel and Fish Alphonse (pictured with Peter Isaac and other pall bearers outside the cathedral).   

 

GANDOLPH

By Charles Cadet

Felt brim lowered over eyes

Stern look betrayed by wry smile

Soft the spoken word

Loud the written line

Together shared a Kwéyòl joke

Regretted changes dimming folk

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His lyric line my music mined

He mimed my music Reggae time

Moving amidst the crowd

Managed yet to be apart

And now at Death’s call

Finding wish, seeking recall

To have better known him, after all.

 

The poem is

dedicated to the late Gandolph St. Clair.

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