Singapore, I'm back!
The long straight taxi ride -
Ambient Eno
Sonar pings, hypnotic and sedate.
Swim languidly; elated, dew-bediamonded.
Sun-infused darjeeling -
A joyful downpour -
Waiters rush to cover poolside tables.
Curtains billow
In open-windowed rooms.
I stroll through glittering lobbies
In a trance of contentment, an adept of opium dreams.
Deliciously dining alone,
I'm chanting the a la carte sutra.
Waitresses shimmer - embroidered silk -
Discreetly attending to Buddha.
Seaforths, widows, farmers at last
In the heaven glimpsed on wintry Sundays -
We amble together through the warm city night,
A generous, expansive host, an invisible entourage.
