Rapa Nui

Poem by Karina Fiorini.

Image: Isles of the Left

 

————————–Rapa Nui,
————————–the land
————————–is still

————————–ashen yesterdays
————————–forgotten
————————–by todays

————————–speak of bird turned
————————–man turned bird

—————————————————————–Rapa Nui
—————————————————————–the sea
—————————————————————–is still

—————————————————————–small heads
—————————————————————–taper
—————————————————————–in big heads

—————————————————————–spaces barren
—————————————————————–cry creeds of gulls

—————————————————————————————————–Rapa Nui
—————————————————————————————————–the sky
—————————————————————————————————–is still

—————————————————————————————————–sacred echos
—————————————————————————————————–call
—————————————————————————————————–in beds of reef

—————————————————————————————————–crests murmur
—————————————————————————————————–the tussle of tales

 

21st March is a World Poetry Day, declared by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in 1999. Its purpose is to promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world and, as the original UNESCO declaration says, to “give fresh recognition and impetus to national, regional and international poetry movements”.