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Melinda J. Irvine

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view from the top of Bito-on Island

The Island of Stars

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to the top
we climbed in
the sunny shining
“ulihi ulihi gid kami”
they passed us by
going to the down
we are so late
so very very
late

© 2017 Melinda J. Irvine

visiting an elementary school in the Philippines
My friends are co-ordinating a tree planting and livelihood project on Calagnaan Island in the Philippines. Known affectionately by locals as Bito-on Island, the word Bito-on in Ilonggo means star. How lovely.
Sharing stories of real people, everyday magic, and the places I held my breath as a child.
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