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"THE PORTRAIT" (1976) - a poem by maryan54
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As Phoebus inflames the eastern sky with fiery haze,
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a small Mangyan village throbs into life
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from a quiet night slumber,
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the river’s fresh crystal waters
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slush through its earthly scar in rhythmic harmony,
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the forest, too, awaken –
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the hawk with its deathly gaze and eerie cry,
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the strong echoed refrain from an oriole,
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perched on a magnificent acacia of spectral silhouette,
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purple orchids blending their heavenly hues
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amidst wild greenery,
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streaks of sunbeam play capriciously from a spruced can...
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It grows warm, warmer and still warmer –
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till birds of heaven seek refuge in a quiet secluded sp...
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a mélange of weeds and ferns bends forth heavily, oppr...
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an unnamed deity forbids the winds to stir –
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damp, still and musty
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naked children slumber off the heat away … away with ...
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Ah, so now comes a welcome spell!
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no longer the sun in zenith high
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the acacia still stands magnificently content and whole
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mountain gods, bathed in eerie glow, border a fading ho...
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bamboo foliage flaps about wildly, unceasingly
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giant “uloy” trees gather the late rays funneling t...
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Hush! I hear yonder the mission church bell
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tolling of evening prayers,
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A lost native minstrel strumming off his ancestral guit...
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Album Description:
This poem describes the "leftover" memories I kept when I worked as a nurse in a Mangyan tribe in 1976. I used scenes from Parks & Wildlife Center to put "flesh" into my time of reflection. This album is dedicated to Webshot friend, Ding (fdguin).
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3 comments
Hello Mary Ann, I saw this beautiful new album of you, with those great shots, very nice! Please come back sometime to see my other photos? Best regards, Tom from Zeist, The Netherlands. www.tomjutte.tk
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