Sunday, 11 February 2018

Five Senses On Ronga

Muddlin' Through lands on a South Pacific atoll called Ronga. Is there one?

The scene, approached from above, is described as "...impossibly lovely." (Chapter XI, p. 158) (For full reference, see here.)

Sunlight sparkles on a vast shining expanse of water in multiple shades of blue and green;

waves break on coral;
an amethyst-like lagoon has a beach of "...warm white sand..." (p. 159);
westward, clouds are azure but the sky is "...a dome of light..." (p. 158);
waves rush;
seabirds cry;
salt wind moves palms;
there are hibiscus, bougainvillea and the odor of jasmine.

1 comment:

paulshackley2017@gmail.com said...

Kaor, Paul!

And one oft these islands in the tropics of the Pacific was used centuries later as the site where the Coral Palace was built in the days of the Empire.

Sean