Stories From Kiribati

Aim for happiness
Dreams of good deeds
Seeking for the healthy tree
Strong and brave to breed

It grows well and bears
Its lovely flowers and fruits
Caring for them wholeheartedly
And giving them love

Storm appears
Shaking the healthy tree
Many branches fall
Causing hazards to its life

The roots stay firm
Holding the stem upright
Supporting it with love and care
Maintaining damages

Water flows peacefully
Passing through every parts
New life comes to it
Able to survive on its own

Attracting insects and birds
Comes along showing sign of life
Created by braveness, care and love
Breeds only by the strongest root

By Tebwerei Ubwaitoi Eromanga