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Stillness

(aboard a Jetfoil going to Hong Kong)

Macao's lake, Nam Van, is faithful
to soft whispers of the wind

The water is like the heart of an infant
secure and tame upon the mother's lap

Not from too far an old fisher's gentle croon
is an obvious insignia of the day's abundance

     

Copyright 2008 by Papa Osmubal