Beneath The Banana Tree

Beneath the banana tree, she sits

swaddled in his favorite sarong

waiting for whispers

sent by the south winds

a word from her love — lost

in the symphony of the Java sea

bamboo chimes will clamor at his ghost

she’s ready to meet her love tonight.

— by anntidote —

Date written: 2018

Sketch by Anntidote [August 5, 2025]