The massive Pacific pummels
the mile-out barrier reef
like ancient Polynesian drums
beating an alpha rhythm
on Bora Bora
coconut palms weep
the tepid sea bespeckled
as clouds of perles noir
mask the Southern Cross
jagged bolts of platinum
set alight the vulcan sky
quixotic as the South Seas
clusters of perles creme return
mirrored in the transparent lagoon
while Otuu struts the water's edge
sun ripened Maohi's
wrapped loosely in pareus
their beauty crowned with Tiare Tahiti
sway to the beat of ancestral drums
at the foot of Otemanu
on Bora Bora
exceptional imagery that brings to life this Pacific setting ....
Reviewed by Gianetta Ellis (Reader)
Reviewed on October 2, 2009
Rich in movement, texture and rhythm, this poem is one of the most artistically expressed that I've read since joining AD. It is filled with spirit and radiates outward warming and luring this reader in. I've read and re-read. Your opening stanza is terrific. Beautiful!
Reviewed by Chantilly Lace (Reader)
Reviewed on September 17, 2009
Oh my, this is great writing..stay safe and well...Hugss
Leslie, during the war of my youth I "visited" many Pacific Isles, but always managed to miss the one I wanted to see. Thank you for this lovely poem which takes at last me to the Bora Bora of my early imaginings. Thank you... -gene.
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First Edition Translation of Teselas by Carmen Crespo X111 César Simón Poetry Prixe 2016 Translated from Spanish by Robin Ouzman Hislop and Amparo Arrospíde
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Regis
Intense images, excellent choice of language and absolutely the right atmosphere, rich and exotic.
John