Seated on a slanting palm,
Gazing at the waters calm
Strum a guitar for lilting rhymes,
As the evening falls in Maldive Isles

Emerald green over the reef,
Aquamarine in the deep
Dolphins leap like a circus crew
Evening star peeps bright and blue.

The flying fish emerge from the deep
Glide over the ripples and the reef
Silver streaks, in sky they design
Are truly mirrored in the bluish brine.

Upali Salpadoru – Wellington