Poem written on Saturday 01 May 2021 sitting underneath shade trees at Malan Raun Wara.
Malan
Patterning the water Ripples Bouncing off the surface Reflections Rolling into the shallows Waves Doorway to a safer place Coral lagoon Giving cooling shade Trees Sulka spirit of the place Malan German colonial activities Zungen / Tongue Point Popular Tok Pisin descriptor Raun wara Baining head waters Madaingepes Who came here first? Mother Earth.
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