into the rhythm of life here in Kumily
I tell myself
it’s a nice town
a nice neighbourhood
less people
the electricity yesterday
went for a few hours
but the weather
is cool and pleasant always
and there are such a lot of beautiful birds
and trees and hills and mist
this is even more beautiful
than your childhood
I tell myself
and with my scooter
I’ll ride through the streets here
the sloping roads
and I’ll travel through town
yesterday Ludger was sick
he had vomiting and a bad stomach
Claus too was ill with a sore throat and a bad cough
we relaxed in his balcony
he is a good man
and Ludger showed me birds
he brought a book from the house
where we identified some of the birds around
lots of bulbuls yellow green brown
they are beautiful
and Claus has a pool where they come to bathe
and drink water
later lots of brown bulbuls were fighting
in a tree behind us
Ludger pointed that out
and he also showed me other birds
and Claus and Omana have
a big beautiful white cat
whom they love very much
Ruby
and we locked it by mistake in the terrace
and it cried
and Omana heard it
and I opened the door
and we were joyous
especially the cat
from the terrace
you see
huge flocks of black birds fly over the mountains
and they change direction
it is all so wonderful
and then Omana
pointed out a lone white egret
that flew right above us
so sleek and swift
that was the best
and the clouds here
are the whitest
I’ve seen anywhere.