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The Son Doong Cave in Vietnam is renowned for having its own unique ecosystem.

Suzette Swan Arc poem on the theme of Elements of Nature (air), highlighting Son Doong Cave.


 

Air

the air that we breathe – 
an intricate part of survival – 
reluctantly exhaled
lost in the cauldron of communal breath

we yearn for a world
hidden from troubling delusions
where dreams are cut short
aeroplanes circle in the muggy morning air
while others 
for no apparent reason 
fall out of the sky
souls ascending
taking their final breaths with them

lost in mid thought
as silence swallows the answer …

...to their dreams of a world
lost in the bowels of the earth 
its unique, virginal ecosystem
leaving one breathless
where thoughts are entwined with the mist -
oil on troubled waters
a balm for the soul

diverse as their yearning
for a lost innocence and
as transient as the air that we breathe—
mere illusions …
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Hind Avatar
May 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"the air that we breathe – an intricate part of survival – reluctantly exhaled" amazing opening, this is so so deep,
Richards Avatar
May 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This piece gave me much ground for introspection. Thanks, Paige. :)
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