The Island of Stars

by on in Writings and Poetry

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

bamboo cuttings ready for replanting
view from the top of Calagnaan Island
simple house in the Philippines
Filipino lady looking up through the forest
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.

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