we cannot see
far into the distance
neither can we see
but today we can see trees
separated by wind and air
and if we dare to look
beneath the soil
we will find roots reaching out
for each other
and in their silent inter-twining
create the hidden landscape
of the future
Konai Helu Thaman (born 1946) Tonga
Source: Poems, Konai Helu Thaman, Kunapipi, 27(2), 2005
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