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Sunrise on the Caina Islands

Richard Millett


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Sunrise On The Caina Islandsby Richard MillettA Sid Feller Production!!All titles written by Richard Millett 2011published by FLUXLIFE INC. in conjunctionwith Apple BooksEdited by Richard MillettSequenced by Elizabeth RamirezPhotography, Layout, & Design by

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Table of Contents

Sunset in TrinidadSubmergingCactus WrenEvening EntertainmentSunrise on the Caina IslandsLove is the SameCheltenham Girl"Tourist"Wonderful WeekendRoom Service


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SUNSET IN TRINIDAD

Sunset but the day's not lost

sitting under the treesgazing at the vast expansepalm fronds drifting down toward mein the lilting breezemelted ice in my drink

If you cant remember the pastthe same patterns will always last

Sunset but the day's not loststarting to slip into sleepand watch my dreams without disbeliefbut I drag myself off the beachthrough the unseen black and greenand have a late dinner in the canteen


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SUBMERGING

My thoughts stop

my muscles go slack

I sink into the grey water

I rise, pick up shells, andsee something inside

I see a spotlight bathed in crmea turtle swimming slowly

and bioluminescent planktonout past the reef

I am not the followerI have nothing to prepare for

I am not the leaderIve got no form

at this momentI'm no one's sonexcept for my fatherfathers father

my head stays underneathno new oxygenbut for the time beingIve got all I need

I'm not the follower

Ive got nothing to wait for

I'm not the leaderIm just being born

at this momentI'm no one's sonexcept for my motherthe clouds, the sun

the land, the water

all is oneall is oneI have come

all is oneopen reachall is oneto infinityall is onecircle soulall is onebird's beakall is onesilver seedall is onewe have come


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CACTUS WREN

We were home

we were hometo Mimbreno Apacheswe were home to Yaquiswithout walls or laws

For 370 yearsthey built their templestraveled as equalspeople of the willows

The sun is stronger than the windthe air was never humiduntil the irrigationuntil the borders

The retirementbuilt from bricks made of claythe sizzling cast ironclear chrome eggs

There's an angry rain fallingtonight in the desertjagged drops splatter in the sandbobcats running for coverleopard lizard looking for rocks to hide underthere's a lot of people without power


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EVENING ENTERTAINMENT

To be the center of attention, is no surprise

people listen, and they're hypnotizedthey forget about the world, and consequences outsidethey dance over the line that separates truth from lies

When theyre watching, if I do it rightthey have no choice, and react how I likeI'll tell them secrets that they knowand in an instant, I'm controlling timethe signal only works if they let me come inside

I want to make them feelthat Im only singing to themtheres no one else in the roomthat their desires are the strongest in the worldand this is the song that they loveand understands the needs of their heartsThey put my voice in commandmemorize every word that I've sungcause they feel like no one else could comprehend

and tonight, Im the only voice in their headthe only voice theyll ever lovethe only one to know their heartOne


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SUNRISE ON THE CAINA ISLANDS

Sunrise on Caina Islands

watching from the shoretake a picture so I won't forget

Sunrise on the Caina Islandsdrawing with my eyessave it so I won't forget

Azure bird observes the riverand its shimmering glowRanulph Fiennes walking across

the soil, while filming the sky

I don't see the bellthere must not be onethe lane and land both bendto shape the horizon

Sunrise on the Caina Islandsis eclipsing time

save it in a flash of lightdrawing with my eyes


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LOVE IS THE SAME

Put garland round your arms

the day has arrivedplace pendants on the tableand pretend theyre alive

Shining voicessound better outsidedon't be self-consciousor afraid to walk with pride

You can go anywheredown any roadcall it by any nameacross the worldthe truth is that!love is the same

All the maidens around the flowers

cant hold back their surpriseall the parents in the squarebask in delight

There is no causeor elusive fameonly the pure waterperfect and plain

You can go anywheredown any roadcall it by any nameacross the worldthe truth is that!love is the same


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CHELTENHAM GIRL

Like a cloud

beautiful soundstanding before the signalwhen the light shines onthe ground, it reflects off the wheel

Parking lotnext to the short buildingon the edge of the desertshe sees it's harder to be a number

when you're starting as a visitor

Cheltenham girlCheltenham girl

Clouds cant createthe shapes they makeor hold onto any rainprecious, temporaryholding no domain

No machines

no cell phone or computersclicking through broken linkscredit card social security neededshe'll refuse to register

Cheltenham girlCheltenham girl

Every day

another wish, another milecloser to point where I canportray it, until then, all I'll dois sing to her spirit

She will returnShe will return


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"TOURIST"

I can recall it all

narrowly avoiding the serrated rocksrain dripping down the mastI stood and staredmy lungs were coldmade me breathe fastermy leg jumped in timea sign of my exhilaration

I lost my namethat night my face changedI was strongermuch strongerafter I dockedI'd walk by myselfI didn't need to talkI'd lost the need to talk

I picked a plantain off the tree

I picked a pearl from the conchkept some coinsbut gave awaymy paper moneyI found a knifeon the groundsaw my reflectionin the blade

Nails grown longand my beard grown scragglymy hair pinned at the back of my headI waded off the shore andcaught a fish with a sharpened sticksliced off the scalespeeled back the skinI quickly leapt over the sea snakesupon my return


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WONDERFUL WEEKEND

Friday, we met Ann at the airport, she was quite hungryall they'd had on the plane was soda, coffee, and tea

we had to run to the opposite gate to get Yvesthen, sat around till Emile and Juliet's flight arrived at 3and no one could agree on what to eattill Yves suggested Raj's for a curry

We slept in on Saturday, then went into the cityand we all bought loads of records at Laurie'sEmile lead us to the Field Museum, where he wrote downthe text of a Pharaohs incantation for his next short story

and we saw Corrine and Roland, so we crossed the streetwe had an outdoor dinner at Spacca Napoliand for desert, we got water and free cannolis

Sunday we walked by a race, and sang "Joggers Die Every Day"and that afternoon was the start of the farkakt rallywe saw Roger and George, so we crossed the streetand ducked through the connecting alleywe didn't want coffee or tea, we knew it was best to leave

and while Ann was driving home, she got incredibly sleepy

We woke up early on Monday morningNobody wanted coffee or teaso Juliet squeezed some fresh juice insteadYves watered the plants, and we all made new plansAnn's story about her dream made us laughThen we got ready for the day aheadwe'd all had a wonderful weekend


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ROOM SERVICE

They arrive, every year this timethey put swimsuits onthey tell jokes, and get the punch lines wrongwe set up the continental breakfastand watch the elevators come down

Before the wake up callswe're cleaning the hallsthe tables are heavywe vacuum the lobbythe rest of the morning

we're washing silverware, and folding towels

I have to work a double tonightI'm tired, but I dont mindat least I'll get some overtimebut by nine it seems like this shift will go on forever

Because it feels like I'm livin in anonstop dream, the lights are always on

I cant sleep, or run awaycause I'll get in troubleget in trouble


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I cant believe they stiffed me on a tip

I carried their luggage to the streetthis is real so bite my lip, anddon't ever look backdon't ever look back

I get so frustratedwhen they ask me to repeatthings, cause of my accentand then say "its so cute the way you speak"and I have to listen to some womancomplain about the thread count of the sheets

I dont want to work tonightbut I really dont have a choiceI have to make what I can nowbecause I wont be young forever

Because it feels like I'm livin in anonstop dream, the lights are always on

I cant sleep, or run awaycause I'll get in troubleget in trouble


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I cant believe they forget to fill

the pool with chlorinesecond time this weeknot my job, but they still complain to methis is real, so bite my lip andsmile politely as I can"yes, I understand"

My heart really gets racingwhen their kids throw thingsI cant wait to go home tonight

but itll be okaycause its either this or the spoon factoryand I cant wait to go home tonight


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