the long wait for the free bus
July 2017, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.
same message three ways
do not post your bills here
they won’t get paid
July 2017, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.
Monkey was confused
by cigarettes and matches
difference soon learnt
Temple guardian in training.
July 2017, Tokong Han Jiang/Han Jiang Ancestral Temple, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia
trying to dissuade
his gentle nibbling play
limited success
Five parallel universes could be seen from where I sat.
July 2017, China House, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.
in mirrored room
invisible in between
hidden from myself
July 2017, Cheong Fatt Tze/The Blue Mansion, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.
the country banker
venom in vivarium
final reckoning
July 2017, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.
granite balls no good
lions bite don’tcha know
tossed meatballs okay
July 2017, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.
secret pattern knocked
panel slides password given
secrets kept within
July 2017, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.
from across the room
our eyes lock over cocktails
strangers danger
July 2017, Cheong Fatt Tze/The Blue Mansion, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.
peering private past
never past formal threshold
now for ticket price
July 2017, Cheong Fatt Tze/The Blue Mansion, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.
when drinking water
don’t bite the hand you drink from
it might be your own
My corollary.
July 2017, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.
evening temptations
form formed forms mystery sticks
passed by unskewered
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overly cautious
traveler avoids street foods
most of the time
July 2017, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.
a day like today
I have sense to stay in shade
silly human
July 2017, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.
asking directions
is hard without the language
fish market which way
July 2017, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.
here kitty kitty
psst ts’ ts’ ts’ ts’ ts’ ts’
thppt stubborn lion
July 2017, Campbell Street Market, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.
rheumy eyed play
home born of convenient needs
fishy felines
July 2017, Campbell Street Market, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.
biding my time
patiently waiting ducks
or duck parts
July 2017, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia.
shade of tiny tree
the long wait for the free bus
zone of relief