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SABAI DI


what a joy it is to get away !

fish out of a river eggs from ducks and hens
vegetables and fruit plucked from ground and tree
the crowing of roosters and childrens laughter
what an incredible pleasure

nearly as nice as proving to all doubters
at the foreign correspondents club that

i am the greatest writer no one knows

FALLING FOR NOK

" bo ! "

swinging in a hammock made of lime green netting
i noticed her standing by the edge of the balcony
nok wore a yellow tee shirt a gold lao skirt. her hair
was twisted and pinned into a bun. i asked and

she said " bo ! "

to my right was a nearby island with lush grasses
two women wearing bamboo hats rowed a canoe
fluffy white clouds glided by. a cow bellowed
the muddy river and time slowly passed

" falang ! "

i turned my head. using both hands nok unpinned her hair
it cascaded and bounced to her waist thick and black and
coconut oiled. swinging in a hammock made of lime green
netting i looked and looked and looked and then

i fell to the floor !