THE ULTIMATE
DAWITT ABRAHA - UNLEASHED
POETRY AND ODES BY DAWITT ABRAHA WHILE (by Dawitt Abraha) November 2016 Chiang Mai Northern Thailand Some give birth to a happy and lucky child, others will be born into differing worlds. Contemporaneously! Some others get assigned to die at birth; Some others in the battlefield; Some others die in an accident or die of old age. Contemporaneously! None of them all signed up for this or that kind of living and or of dying. Ideas experience similar fates. While: some start elementary reading and writing and painting, some others complete their masterpieces. Contemporaneously. I am gladly naturally walking into my own time. IT IS ALL HAPPENING IN MAUI The waterfalls are beckoning With thirty foot rainbows The Oceans are alive With eight foot waves Surf is up IT IS ALL HAPPENING ON MAUI The bands are playing Crowds are dancing Crowds are walking The birds are chirping The skies are adorned by rainbows The heavens shower cries of joys IT IS ALL HAPPENING ON MAUI The sun is about setting The harvest moon is rising Let us go for a stroll On the sandy beaches And dine-cruise on the boat Entranced by the reflections Of moon lit sky On the cascading ocean waves IT IS ALL HAPPENING On MAUI Come on over Let me take you up Hike the Haleakala The House of The Sun And Have a mighty good time In the land of twelve months Of endless joy and bliss ONCE UPON A BIKE SAFARI In 2005/6, I worked briefly as a part-time tour guide on the bike safari in Maui, HI. I met a good friend on one of the tours. We are still in contact.. The following is a short poem I wrote about that encounter: It was a Saturday morning in May I saw you standing by the harbour And within an instant You were part of my tour I was not supposed to work that day Morning - Serendipity! I hear that you live in the DC area Which I had as my earlier home For twenty years nearly Serendipity! Later that day I was going to the County Fair That afternoon you dared to join me For beginnings of an affair (friendship) It was fate I saw you standing there Glad I worked that day Glad you availed yourself For me to show you around My boundless Water Island TEMPLE GIRL FROM SAN SAI She is Temple Girl from San Sai Likes her life that way Have been wondering why? And pondering how? She is Temple Girl from San Sai As a graciously self-anointed custodian Of centuries of tradition Oh how blissful! Oh oh how blissful! Indeed! Indeed! To be in that realm In that frame of mind I came to see her all the way From beautiful islands of Hawaii Will I ever be able to understand? How she stood her ground? During the turbulent years Of varied historical period ONE OF MY MUSINGS Intended for my female audience only. I am preparing my "Special Salad" bursting with all colours from all sorts of ingredients of tropical veggies, legumes, fruits and spices galore. Toss all that around, dress all that with home made balsamic vinegar and oil. The main course is multi grain pasta with spinach, as well as purple rice. Soak all that in my special primavera sauce that I prepared from the ground up. The only missing ingredient is that special condiment of a smart/intelligent gorgeous female dining and conversation partner and more. Table is ready; red wine cabinet sauvignon has been chilled as per host culture traditions. There are a variety of dark chocolates on the table. No; that was not referring to yours truly, your host de jour! Come on by if you are the one that is expected in my life. You'd know it when you get that stomach churning feeling. Doors and windows left open by design. BOUQUETS OF COLOURFUL TROPICAL FLOWERS HAVE BEEN ARRANGED AND SET INTO THEIR VASE. THE CANDLES HAVE BEEN LIT TO ENHANCE THE AMBIANCE OVERHEAD LIGHTS DIMMED TO ACCENT THE ATMOSPHERE. CAN YOU HEAR THE MELODIES OF JOHN COLTRANE AND ABBEY LINCOLN SERENADING THE EVENING IN THE BACKGROUND? I DID NOT REALIZE THERE IS A FULL MOON OUT TONIGHT. IT IS ALL SO MAGICAL! I waited and waited and I waited for you last night under the moon lit sky. The aromas of my cooking; the scents from the candles and flowers; tastes of delicious food and of wine, added to all of that the spectacular views from my veranda. It was all in summation intoxicating to my senses. The experience was sublime. But you were not there to be with me and to share the moment! How can you dare to miss such a rare magical moment! You excused yourself by stating that you are too busy currently occupied with a myriad of responsibilities and preoccupations. You courteously asked if I could send you pictures of my salad and of my table setting of the occasion. You also want to see the photographs of the moon lit evening night. My response is a firm rebuttal question of you are too busy to live your life now. Too much work and or busyness is a health hazard. No way! Pictures cannot do it justice. It is part of a social and romantic culinary experience. Presence and appetite requested. Editor's note: Looking for an intelligent date on a moon lit night. Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. I will turn Seventyteen, repeat Seventyteen on February 2, 2016. VITAMIN SEA, Vitamin Sea, EAU DE VIE Coconut oil, kukui oil and Vitamin Sea We got it all in HI What I need to be Happy Is to be with Thee at Hale Vee VITAMIN SEA, Vitamin Sea, EAU DE VIE Views and sights for free Dolphins, whales and humming bee All sorts of spices, coffee and tea Did I mention fruit and flower potpourri? To rejuvenate and massage your esprit Plus a delightful guide in me VITAMIN SEA, Vitamin Sea, EAU DE VIE Life awaits you on Maui MY BUCKET LIST I WISH, I WISH, I WISH. IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO HAVE A LIFE and a date and a mate I always say; Some people come into my life FOR A REASON MAY BE FOR ONLY A SEASON AND SOME ARE ABSOLUTELY FOR KEEPS Dance the night away have my living day and that all happiness comes My way. A LEARNED WOMAN OF LETTERS I woke up this morning at 5:45 am. I already did my morning exercises. Having hot green tea now and a bowl of mixed fruits with yogurt and cereals. And thinking of and about you! And about our first rendezvous. Like a teenager out on prime date, sure will not be late, Will be there hour minus eight. I am nervous, cannot stand or keep still. Dying of anticipation, before the main event. Sending intentions, out into the universe. That you meet me with grace. That you bless the space of our first encounter. Hoping a great connection be created right there. Want to razzle dazzle you with my worldliness. Tell me how to impress a learned woman of letters? One Who has already professed to be one of worldly wonders. Gutsy claims. Gutsy claims. I say, I say, to myself; be your true self, just show off my true magnificence! Who is she? What is she like? This hetherto mysterious femme. Femme! Femme of letters. May she be femme fatale! May she be femme amicale! What can I say? Based only pictures and several email conversations. AND SOME BRIEF TELEPHONE CHATS! Do not ask me why. I get the feeling! I get the feeling! IT'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT. It is gonna be okay. RAINY NIGHT Here's a short story about the rains of last rainy night of April 30 2017. The poetry of my life (by Dawitt Abraha) Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. Good Morning. It feels like a rebirth of the seasons. I woke up in the middle of the night. I was pleasantly surprised by our common overnight welcome guest. After the rains of last night, my balcony is tidy and the tiles are clean, the streets below show off their washed surfaces, the air I breath is fresh, the weather is cooler and the skies still cloudy. Lastly, my laundry has been rinsed off overnight and now ready to dry!! The weather man or "weather person" is calling for another rainy day. But; I am wishing for a cool morning, sunny afternoon and evening night rains, again and again every day. Let the rainy season commence! The wise man counsels in paraphrasing. " When you wish for the rains, they may also be accompanied by mud" I sleep better at night with the rains on. I want to go to the movie houses when it rains. I dream of snuggling and cuddling inside some luxurious resort. And in the evenings; fantasize about walking in the rain along the warm MAUI HAWAII beaches in a moon-lit evening with the mighty moon and twinkling stars reflecting off of the warm expanses of the Pacific Ocean. Wow! Oh! Wow!! I must be dreaming!! Then, at that instance. I wake me up!! You may wish to note that these are some characteristics of "the water bearer" (aquarius) = Aquarius. THE SONG OF THE LIFE OF A FARMER An ode to some of the challenges of living as a farmer by Dawtt Abraha MAY 2018 outside Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand I enjoy visiting farms, the challenges of farming. The sights, sounds and smell of the farm, of dry grass and wet grass is enchanting. Sometimes it's too DRY out there. Sometimes it 's too WET. Other times just dry. Yet at times just wet. The joys of the changing seasons. The weather has it`s uncanny rhythms. Farming has its own reasons! Running along with the times. 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