ISLANDS
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An alien upon this island -
     I came here all alone.
Surrounded by great waters;
     and the deep unknown!
I find ways upon this Island -
     I do exist !
The needs for my being,
     are in my midst.
I dance; I frolic;
     I partake of its riches;
I trudge through its sands;
     I forge its great ditches.
I attach to this Island,
     as though it is me !
I sit at its edges;
     to ponder the endless sea.
I’ll take from this island
     things for my need.
I’ll leave on this island,
     my fruit and my seed.
When I return to my origin,
     the vast unknown !
I’ll leave as I came -
     all alone !

Barnum Taylor © 1997