Shadow We Need

Scenic, picturesque and serene

Coconut trees, grazing cattle

Well orchestrated dividers

Black top roads absorbing the sun

Presence of vernacular all around

Shadow we need

However shallow our interests be.

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Pale, parsimonious and pampered

Ponds, plains and peels

Reassuring oneness 

Mosques, temples and churches

Shadow we need

However shallow our interests be

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Bricks, bridges and beliefs

Sun, salt and sundry

Serving one taste

North, east and south

Shadow we need 

However shallow our interests be

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Mango laden trees

Plantains in bloom

Smiling watermelons as if enjoying 

the sleep in the sun

Glassy constructions 

telling tales of modernity

Shadow we need

However shallow our interests be

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Beaches, breaches and beacons

Sand, saplings and sundae

Free from French

Fermenting flavors

Shadow we need 

However shallow our interests be