Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Today in Takaungu

Today I went to Takaungu
in my mind
I sat on the roof and sketched in my journal
a picture of the other rooftops

I sat on a mat with Grace and the kids
my family
under the stars and palm trees
we discussed how strange it is 
those moving lights in the sky
we ate coconut rice
silent in the breeze

I walked the girls to school in the morning
and then I ran through the village
into the Indian ocean 
wearing all of my clothes

I floated

I walked back soaked and smiling
children laughing at how crazy I looked

I rode the canoe
in the middle 
of the night
to that deserted beach 
where you become the sky

I went to Takaungu again
the place 
where I lost everything I knew
and gained 
everything 
in return

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