tiny bamboo barque
thick winds squall her man and net
islands vanish aft

tiny bamboo boat

Location: Estancia (Iloilo) Philippines
Daily Prompt: Overwhelming
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7 responses to “Overwhelmed”

  1. us4p Avatar

    My kingdom to sail in one of this!

  2. bingskee Avatar

    apt interpretation. the waters are beautiful but i am very scared of them…

    1. Melinda J. Irvine Avatar

      thanks! I see all these tiny fishing boats in the sea here and the storms gather so quickly, the wind engulfing all. mel.

      1. bingskee Avatar

        haven’t gone to Iloilo but i heard that about the place. one of those devastated by Yolanda, too. 🙁

      2. Melinda J. Irvine Avatar

        Iloilo is a great city, it sustained damage during Yolanda but not as much as the surrounding municipalities and islands further north.

      3. bingskee Avatar

        yes, not as much as Leyte…

      4. Melinda J. Irvine Avatar

        yes it was tragic what happened there in leyte and samar.