The volcano did not erupt at all. Life continues on the island.

Worries and trivial questions, walls that need to be painted,
Dishes that need washing dishes,
The demands of the weak,
The flow of the seasons, bruises and crumbs, fruit flavor and steam from the kettle,
Fish, sweat, dry seaweed, sand..

The volcano never erupted and no one knows why.
Life continues on the island.

Calaiacania (2017)

The volcano never erupted. On the island, life went on, sometimes in fear.

Unremarkable commotion of all the things that need to get done,
the worries and minor questions,
the walls that need painting, the dishes waiting to be cleaned,
the demands of the powerless, the passing of seasons, the bruises and the chipped teeth,
smell of fruit and steam rising from the pots, the fish, the sweat, the dried seaweed, the sand..

The volcano never erupted and no one could know why.
On the island, life went on.

Calaiacania (2017)