As i walked down the narrow frangipani lined lane

 i wondered to myself

if the perfume of these flowers would arrest me

and hold me captive...?

 the sea roared across the bouldered wall

and i heard the kingfisher call...

 tiny buds had begun to unfold their petals

expressing their dire need

to show their hearts out to the world...

the sky now blue

now grey had begun to turn a deeper hue...

 the waves thrashed at the rocks

 a child somewhere shrieked out loud...

 the silence broken

the fragrance forgotten

and the attention drawn towards the sound ...

where did the cry come from???

what did it seek from me???

i wondered as i walked back ...

was it time to return and attend to my child?

 a cluster of stars sparkled like a distant necklace...