Somewhat seem Spellbound,
by the subtle and soft...
surrounding sounds,
and the sensational surreal,
spectacular scenery,
somewhere on the south side...
of- "San Salvador"
Sunbathing in silence...
on the sandy seashore's shoreline,
and sulking up the sunrays,
in the scorching yet soothing
and self-satisfying,
sublime...
sun!
You can draw with the yellow ink
while I draw with the green one
Take your yellow ink
and you will sketch the islands of:
Grand Bahama, Abaco, Cay Sal Bank
Bimini, Berry Islands, Andros,
New Providence and Eleuthera
against the dark skin of my backbone
Now I will take my green ink
and will sketch the islands of:
Exuma, Cat Island, Long Island,
Rum Cay, San Salvador,
Conception Island,
Acklins, Mayaguana,
Crooked Island, Samana Cay,
Ragged Island, Little and Great Inagua
against the light skin of your backbone
Finally we both will take our inks
of azurite shades of blue
will shade in the bodies of:
The Great Bahama Bank
The Little Bahama Bank
The Tongue of The Ocean
Exuma Sound, The Bight of Acklins
and the Florida Straits
against the flesh and backbones
of each other like human canvases
together forming a unique
little archipelago chain of our very own
to embrace the proud Bahamians
we are both on the inside
R-ise of the sun starts,
E-very cloud has turned white;
L-ight Thursday has warmed
Y-our heart after the
N-ight.
E-arly ninth of March,
B-eacon begins to ascend;
U-nderneath the blue sky,
E-vening raindrops end.
N-o more mist and fog in San Salvador island;
G-lowing girl takes a seat in the middle of the sand.
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