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 Daily Post: Sunny I'm part of…
Tag: islands
Finding Myself Again
allowing high-tide to wash over my body following dragonflies with sky-turned eyes eating on the sand together balancing on a bamboo outrigger calling two little boys to lunch searching for fresh tree seeds and leaves shaking sand from my swimmer…
Island Weekend
© 2015 Melinda Irvine
Waiting for a Tide
vacant fishing boats and children’s voices call from somewhere inside. slow slow tide. 'Filipino time' admonishes grandmother (not for the last time) 'no good' 3 or 4 hours have trickled by while we wait and wait wait wait wait for…