I Am Anaya Poet Rhyme

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^{An original, poem on the theme of how did you land up on a tropical island? How was the experience? Did you return to your country or did you choose to stay? Any form.  Image's: Bloom in the storm by Ellie Rich on YouPic/Turbulence Freepik.com}

^{After the party, I woke up on a tropical island Poetry Contest}

^{Sponsored by Anoucheka Gangabissoon}

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^{Note the following article by Aloha Spirit.com}

^{The Aloha Spirit is a core aspect of Hawaiian culture and daily life. It represents a set of values and a way of living that promotes harmony, love, and respect. The “aloha spirit” refers to embodying attitudes like patience, kindness, humility, and compassion in daily living. It’s a mindset of being selfless, graceful, and conscious of how we impact those around us. When you live with aloha, you act with love towards people, creatures, and the land. Although in Thailand I choose Aloha as the spiritual way.}

Tsunami

Tsunami

Clinging to a tree my might is numb
Teeth chattering, soaked in seaweed I succumb
to the shores of doom, the tides violent surge
Adrift and marooned all owed to a sudden urge
After the party I woke up on a tropical island 
Wild rainforest and coconut groves, tailor made in Thailand
The Turtle Island, underwaters heaven
We were seven, gone snorkeling the night before
None of which were ones who washed ashore
I heard scrambling voices from below
less those who didn’t survive the deathblow
Lungs spewing up ocean water, not the timeless turquoise,
but the stormy muddled wash, murky, writhing wildly 
sirening a crushing noise
Twigs, glass, and storms debris rips through skin
Blood seeps down red rivers running thin
soaked thoroughly, bringing shivers    
As tidal waves and ruthless rain cease their wells,
instinctively the islanders help each other through 
the fallen landscapes
As the beached turtles struggle in their shells, 
who once glided effortlessly in the sea 
I know what I must do
Keep with the spirit of aloha
and stay until the sky becomes blue 
Then set the turtles free

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Christuraj Alex July 30, 2024 at 6:47 PM A very dramatically beautiful writing filled with images. Congratulations! I Am Anaya July 30, 2024 at 10:27 PM TY Alex!

William Kelii Kekaula July 30, 2024 at 1:31 PM Alas, no stranger to our particular island where paradise is a pretty word for the other seven islands in our major group. Our namesake island of Hawaii, quakes, volcanic, and tsunami's--tourist dollars heighthen. Our town of Hilo over 300 souls claimed over recorded history by tsunami's. A blessed inscription, Anaya. Aloha William I Am Anaya July 30, 2024 at 10:29 PM Aloha, William. Tragic and sad. TY!

Paula Goldsmith July 30, 2024 at 11:14 AM Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your wonderful "Tsunami" write/story with colorful pictures. Yes, set the turtles free .... Have a very fun day writing away........... I Am Anaya July 30, 2024 at 10:29 PM TY Paula!

I Am Anaya July 27, 2024 at 10:20 AM Linda Alice Fowler: This is what I was denied submitting for your Tsunami: Fabulous photos you've chosen for this delightful poem Anaya. Damage, death, destruction sensitively expressed and then blessed by your compassion. Lovely! :)

David Kavanagh June 4, 2024 at 2:12 PM I could sense some movement over here from my page Anaya, Tsunami’s are an unstoppable force of nature, sounds like a really bad dream you had, makes for powerful poetry nonetheless, especially setting the turtles free, raw emotion on display, cheers David I Am Anaya June 5, 2024 at 8:33 PM Glad you understand the intensity, and forceful nature, David. I want the audience to feel as if in a movie, with a finish, zenlike. Thank you!

Sotto Poet June 2, 2024 at 11:43 AM Beautiful tsunami illustration. Anaya, it describes tsunami damage well. A slow-moving, hardly detectable wave can start after an earthquake (often the water leaves the beach first) and slow down and gain amplitude in shallow water. I Am Anaya June 2, 2024 at 5:57 PM Devastating storms as well and great loss and damages. Thank you, SP

Victor Buhagiar June 2, 2024 at 8:07 AM I don't have the experience of a tsunami in our miserable island. But if I were to land in a tropic island, so long as there's food, I would stay there. Lovely description of a dangerous tsunami. You did well. Blessings. I Am Anaya June 2, 2024 at 5:55 PM An old movie, I remembered islanders holding onto palm trees whilst a tidal wave and windy storm took them away. It was the first time I watched a tidal wave. Nothing compared to a tsunami! Thank you, Victor

Duke Beaufort June 1, 2024 at 10:40 AM Anaya, a profound description of the effects of a tsunami. After an earth quake, a high speed wave can start, which is hardly noticeable until it gets to shallow water where it slows and develops a huge amplitude (often the water disappears from the shore first). The poem is also an allegory for what can happen to us in life. We could be orphaned, and if we're lucky we live a productive and kind life. It's all about attitude...aloha!!! I Am Anaya June 2, 2024 at 10:20 AM A warning sign, when the water recedes before the tidal wave. An earthquake in Alaska caused the Hawaiian Tsunami, volcanos cause them as well. The currents afterwards are strong and carry off the debris making swamp land. California was supposedly to sink into the ocean, I've heard that since I was a child caused nightmares "Where to go when there's no San Fransico" song -"Day After Day" It hasn't happened yet thank God Aloha!