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Madu’s Song

my heart calls a longing

where coconuts sway

greens vivid and varied

and bold colour contrasts

mountains thrusting skyward.

the sea embraces tenderly

an emerald shoreline

the silver of sand

brown people call greeting.

my brother my sister where are you going

ke man, ke mana

this warmth I am missing

faraway island

the light of my life

for you I am crying

I hear you now calling

to Bali my daughter

to Bali my son

my dream’s again happy

in sleep sweet repose

a vision of Eden

this paradise lost

to Bali returning

to men of the earth

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