Reforestation

By Melinda J. Irvine 22 February 201823 February 2018

from the top of the island
where the trees were once
bamboo nursery

Daily Post: Encrusted
I’m part of Post A Day 2018
Location: ‎⁨Calagnaan Island⁩, Carles (Philipppines)
Note: A little poem about a new bamboo forest to cover a beautiful island again with trees. The bamboo creates a livelihood for the people (using it to build their houses and boats) and a future for the children (clean air and erosion control). Every child and parent on the island spent the morning planting bamboo at the very top of their island.

Published by Melinda J. Irvine

Melinda J. Irvine is an Australian writer, poet, and blogger living between the Philippines and Australia. Mel is adopted mum to Jerry, a Filipino boy she met in 2015 while volunteering after Typhoon Yolanda. All the money she earns as a freelance writer and author get her one step closer to legally adopting Jerry — plus helping the other kids from his village go to school. View all posts by Melinda J. Irvine