“The Pacific Islands are facing severe climate changes”
scientists warn that these changes threaten multiple aspects of life
that ecosystems and survival, are intertwined
with responsibilities of local and international interests
where life in shiny cars is swept away by the encroaching seas
forgotten in computerized worlds beyond the grass huts and over the horizon
which are centered on the “great feeding life of the Pacific Ocean”
of which my tuna tataki melts in my mouth
at my favourite restaurant, Daikoku
sizzling and delicate as fine as the silk of the ocean dipping into the land
of my soul where I feel the changes in the cries of the countries in the South Pacific.
I look at mother’s hands that worked the lines of her life as she turns the pancakes
on the griddle.
How did I not like seafood on my colourful favourite plate?
Maybe it was because I loathed the smells
at the Suva Market. I still picture Mother and I stopping alongside the stalls
as she laughed with the vendors while I stood there quietly studying the tied-up crabs.
Lorraine Campbell
Published by Lorraine Campbell
Born in the Fiji Islands.
Fiji 🇫🇯 - my home, my heart, my soul.
I left my home many years ago and my heart is still there. I have learned so much of the world while living away from home and have actually learned more about myself and my home which I appreciate more each day. I realise the paradise isles are not the same as when I left home.I have idealised so much of what Fiji is in my mind and memories of having lived there.
I have a dose of reality each time I re-visit the real Fiji. Still, there are so many amazing moments, places and distinct life-stories, down to earth realities that only a real home instills in your heart and soul.
This site will attempt to share my experiences of living in Fiji, living away from Fiji and how I have viewed and still view the world and being in a new reality from the eyes of a Fijian.
Capturing glimpses of experiences along the journey of life. Europe - The Netherlands is my current home.
This is a place where I share words in poetry, prose and photos of where I have travelled; where I am and where and how I see life as it unfolds.
I hope to keep it updated...let's see how that goes!
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