Siam Still Life
In front of the new
One economy floats
Haagen Daz shop
a dark woman shaves ice
shiny Mercedes passes
triwheel tuk-tuk spewing smoke
and a legless old veteran
his head wrapped in towels
begs for change
by the steps
of the footbridge.
upon the other like
oil on water
Distant cranes remain
silent as
butterflies dance
above the dry
lemon grass.
© 1995, TAJ
