don’t ask me my favorite island
Twenty-one countries
three continents
and although America
may no longer be great
it is the place i was born in
don't ask me my favorite island
countless cities
sleepless nights
and although we are shackled
by capitalism
i still believe
freedom exists in our hearts
don't ask me my favorite island
A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Resident of Hawai'i
i took a ride down by Umauma Falls
while my father works out on
Neville Island
i said i would write about my mother
growing up along the Monongahela
if Germany rebuilt The Wall
even it would be an island
i have built a home in Hawai'i
an immigrant in the twenty-first
century
Mele Kalikimaka and
Hau'oli Makahiki Hou
But i'm taking a trip to
the Maldives in Spring
don't ask me my favorite island
About the Creator
Danielle Marie
IG: @whoispennyblack
Danielle (“Penny Black”) has created two manuscripts to date. Her newest manuscript, Island Fever, is soon to be published.
She resides in Hawai’i.
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Rachel Reviews: The Spiral Archive by Pieter Hendrik
It's difficult for me to know where to start with a review of this book as it was, for me, an entirely unique experience and one that I'll probably never have again. I don't want that to be interpreted as unenjoyable but it has left me scratching my head a little and ruminating on its content, its themes and its characters.
By Rachel Deeming7 days ago in BookClub
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Good work! Enjoyable read!