Drua

I am die there
By the side of the daughter
Next to the tall palm tree
That sway by the ocean water
For my ancestors that breathe In the warm sun
Calling out to me
"Come brother, come"
Across the ocean, my brothers
They fish in their wooden canoes
Sweeping across the ocean's waters
Their brown arms glisten truths
My brothers shout out my name
I can hear so loud and free
"Beneath the sea, beneath
Beneath the deep blue sea"
"Come brother come
We call you to your place
The canoe take you there
In the slow Fijian pace,
Come brother come
We take you across the seas
To your mother and your father
In the South Pacific breeze"
At night I listen to the ocean
The water still and calm
With pretty hibiscus greetings
And the village women charms
We are dancing to the ocean
By the great chieftain's side
Our canoes rest upon sands
Many days past have come by tide
Ko via meke kei au?
Would you like to dance with me?
Beneath the deep blue Fijian sea
Wiki footnote
"The Fijian double canoe (wangga ndrua) was the largest and finest sea-going vessel ever designed and built by natives of Oceania before contact with europeans."[1]
Druas were large, up to 30 meters long, and could carry over 200 people. Despite being called "canoes" they were not dugouts, but plank-built ships.

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Comments
I may be good, but I can't beat your poetry.
Lolz
Lol Russell it's not a competition It's expression, a canoe is a canoe a ship is not better, you are a poet I will read more!
just take the dang compliment huh.
taken and appreciated, thank you!
this is brilliant jai!
such a gripping piece!
~~"Come brother, come
~~"Beneath the sea, beneath
Beneath the deep blue sea
thoroughly enjoyed!
thank you!!!