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The name “Eleuthera” comes from the Greek word eleuthero,
“free”
My state of being.
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| Cape Eluethera, Bahamas |
We drove 20 miles back up the long island, the eroded old jeep bumping violently over the dirt road.
The same only road it had ever traveled. The island highway.
I rested comfortably in the backseat, bobbing with the jerky movements, exhausted from the worship of sun, water and blues. Eyes lazy, heavy, dreaming, content, and open windows whipping crisp air through the car.
The Bahamian natives stared from their front porches;
Colorful, impoverish shacks on beachfront property.
Vibrant, kind, and curious eyes.
A tape quietly played reggae music
Cheerful, conscious, perfect. Could it be any other way?
Our friend narrates as we travel through towns;
“Everyone hitchhikes to get around…we all help each other”
Eleuthera had a love aura
It was unfamiliar, other worldly, like we were on a different planet
The overflowing peace discovered the best in us-that incandescent love aura
Blue turned from the front seat,
“How ya doing back there, Tiny?”
-with that soul-seeing grin, illuminated by tanned skin
Better than I deserve.
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