Persepectives If I was a tropic bird I would know about the calls of my kin as I launch from my rocky perch,unfolding angelic wings and soaring over the cliffs above Munden’s Point on a cushion ofsalty updraft. My eyes scanning across the sparkling expanse of endless ocean to catch theglint of silver baitfish before […]
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Knapsack Wanderings The knapsack is ready by the door next to hiking boots still cased in mud and leaf litter from the lastouting in the forested tranquillity of the woods at Plantation House. The green bag contains theusual items: a bottle of water, snacks, plasters, sunglasses, small sun creams, insect repellent, houseand car keys, some
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An Island Unknown The sun caressing ancient volcanic rock, the ocean ebbing to and fro, waiting only for whatcomes next.This iconic island seems worlds away from natural disasters in other distant lands.The people native to this iconic dot on an atlas have their own crosses to bear, but the food,the culture, the endless smiles are
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The Toppled Tree Pagodas with bell-shaped roofs on rocky islets washed by a tranquil sea; exotic trees, some bushy,others fronded leaning over a narrow inlet; a cormorant drying its wings in the light breeze on anisolated reef. All this portrayed on a piece of porcelain pulled out from the roots of a toppled silkyoak, hand
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The Girl I am the girl raised on fresh fish, vegetables, and rice,seasoned by the smoke of crackling fires.Laughter echoed through meals,where health was found in simplicity. I am the girl who climbs trees with ease,who treads familiar paths and ventures deeper into the wild,pausing to savour the sweet guava and medlars.Barefoot, I delight in
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