Sunday, April 27, 2014

Bangkok in 17 Syllables


 Inspired by the New York Time's recent Haiku contest for its readers, I'm offering up the following as today's poetic observations of Bangkok during the Thai summer.


Heat rises by 8 - 

Orange-vested taxi men
hide out in the shade

Too tired to capture
black mold on condo skyline - 
Must be hot season

Wonder about meat
storage during summer days -
Bangkok Veggie time?

What Thai pop song can
bring glory to the heat, like 
“18 Fon” for rain?

The long-tail boats
on the river boil like prawns.
Air-con hearts stay cool.

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