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....and nowhere near the sea................yet, there is much around me, to pamper my soul... i stand in the middle of the backyard facing the old, mossy concrete fence... a shady jackfruit tree greets me, ninety degrees to my left, a tall breadfruit tree towers over me...both, are with a fruit...or three... further back, a young coconut tree grows taller, bends towards the spiky pomelo branches and completes the square of a hunting arena, a mess hall for creatures...in the heat of day, or in the cold of the night... :::::::: Then, there are these small corners on the left and right sides of the house where sunrise peeks, and sunset dips, smiling, in the morning, in shades of yellow, tints of red, purple and blue on late afternoons... a night sky eventually looms, and further enchants when an ivory, or creamy moon rises, in soft-toned glow,..waxing, or waning ......half, full, or crescent-shaped... :::::::: i could fill this page with neighbors i co-exist with, both human, and otherwise, brightly colored, furry, or dark-skinned...could be friendly.....or unfriendly they make me sad...giggle...sometimes, angry, they amaze me...they all fill my days with wonder each time I wander within the corners and walls that attest to my presence safely propped, by the steel beams.......of my existence... :::::::: Sally Copyright January 12, 2017 Rosalia Rosario A. Bayan
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Jan 11, 2017
Jan 11, 2017 at 5:29 PM UTC
I Am Far From the Woods...
....and nowhere near the sea................yet, there is much around me, to pamper my soul... i stand in the middle of the backyard facing the old, mossy concrete fence... a shady jackfruit tree greets me, ninety degrees to my left, a tall breadfruit tree towers over me...both, are with a fruit...or three... further back, a young coconut tree grows taller, bends towards the spiky pomelo branches and completes the square of a hunting arena, a mess hall for creatures...in the heat of day, or in the cold of the night... :::::::: Then, there are these small corners on the left and right sides of the house where sunrise peeks, and sunset dips, smiling, in the morning, in shades of yellow, tints of red, purple and blue on late afternoons... a night sky eventually looms, and further enchants when an ivory, or creamy moon rises, in soft-toned glow,..waxing, or waning ......half, full, or crescent-shaped... :::::::: i could fill this page with neighbors i co-exist with, both human, and otherwise, brightly colored, furry, or dark-skinned...could be friendly.....or unfriendly they make me sad...giggle...sometimes, angry, they amaze me...they all fill my days with wonder each time I wander within the corners and walls that attest to my presence safely propped, by the steel beams.......of my existence... :::::::: Sally Copyright January 12, 2017 Rosalia Rosario A. Bayan
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Jan 11, 2017
Jan 11, 2017 at 5:29 PM UTC
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