Soft chimes above palm trees sway,

where coconuts lounge,  ripe today.

Palm fronds hum at papaya’s breast

green and full, the valley blessed.

Behind the stream where tilapia glide,

a cardinal drops a seed beside

bromeliad and centipede

where life takes root in quiet need.

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