Vera

Vera lived the Precambrian Era

Descended from Lucy, you know

She lived in the Lake Toba caldera

Where Tilapia Mossambica grow

She and her family fished all their days

In the Indian Ocean, their home

They watched the Tofo Manta Rays

Gliding over the Sri Lanka dome

She wore mother of pearl in her ears

She wore rings of Aceh coral on her toes

She carved wooden fishing spears

From the heart of the black palm she chose

She lived out her days in the tropical waves

Of the Indian Ocean, her home

Where the hot tropical sun blazed

Where the Tilapia Mossambica grow

©10/9/09 Terry Sutherland