A poem by Naka Tauna
Darkness steals across the sky
An explosion of colours on the
horizon
Lit fires dot the island, mothers
hush children
Aroma of smoked fish mingled with
coconut milk
Smoke spirals endlessly towards the
heavens
A musician’s tune drifts slowly on
the breeze
Scent of jasmine and frangipani
saturates the air
A lone fisherman pulls up his catch
Creatures of the night stir and fly
hither
Echoes of distant thunder
Swaying palm trees whisper softly to
the wind
Rain comes falling
A moist blanket encompassing all
The stillness of the night is drowned
Cool southerlies calm the storm
Billowing clouds disintegrate like
vapour
A slight breeze settles the windswept
beach
The silence is captivating
A silver sphere rises majestically
Covering the sky in abundant light
An eerie glow illuminates the earth
Shards of light spill softly thru
thatched roofs
Filtering thru windows, toying with
dark shadows
Playing havoc with one’s imagination
Cicadas and crickets lead the
crescendo
Fireflies resemble floating fairy
lights
Night fishermen gather quietly
Waves lap gently, canoes side by side
Paddles slice thru water
Following a shimmering path
Ghostly apparitions disappearing into
the mist
A lone owl hoots overhead
Black figures materialize out of the
shadows
Silhouettes of women drift endlessly
Onward towards a secret destination
Children slumber with dreams of a new
day
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