10/25/07work on the paddies --a farmer tips his straw hat to the midday sun ===== moist santan petals mixed with red gumamela -- rain-sweetened nectar ===== outstretched pleated leaves fanning green to the clear sky -- coconut tree shade ===== tasting Southeast breeze over oyster culture farms -- salt on Asian tongue =================================== These four haiku pieces are all inspired by the simple pleasures of growing up and living in the Philippines (well, anywhere outside Metro Manila, to be precise). Memory, in this instance, has been a great deal of aid in taking me back to places (and times) far removed from the big city where I now reside. (I'm aching for a vacation.) =======================
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