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Coastal Melaleuca

   
   
Wandering the tranquil coastline forest    
a secret sanctuary, sheltered by dunes    
isolated by freshwater billabongs, I gaze    
into enchanting tangled blue reflections    
  
  
suspended in black tannin backwaters    
twisted roots snare limbs and torsos    
of lost lovers that carelessly ventured    
beyond the safety of the sandy shores    
   
   
Melaleuca, humble tree of hidden truth    
sweet fragrant leaves heal my wounds    
paper bark peels from crooked trunks    
versatile fabric to her keeper’s customs    
   
   
from behind the crystal breakers, I float    
admiring the morning light on Melaleuca    
an emerald crown rising above the dunes    
a secret sanctuary, sheltering in shadows.    
   
   
   
Photo by Alexander Case
Written by case28 (Alexander Case)
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