No TV, no ongoing chats on mobile
All we had was each other, snuggled
We shared stories of valor and some
Space with imaginary Ghosts & galaxies
Giggling at one-sided romances
The long months of school vacations
Hitting our assigned positions
Colourful durries on rooftops
Draped on the roof floor
As the clock chimed a perfect nine
Ears to Natures night conversations
The creek of old timber rafters settling
The thunder of surf pounding shores
In crystalline silence songs of rural life
Crawlies afield, murmur of coconut fronds
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