The Fifth Collection

a cold night

a cold night--
stuffing the gap between
the walls and the roof

long day

long day--
my caricature shadow on
the water dances

withering wind

withering wind--
she keeps adding peggs on
her wet clothes

christmas shopping

christmas shopping--
a pregnant woman weighs
the vendor's hen

august mist

august mist--
his dark hair turns whitish
waiting for a bus

school holidays

school holidays--
another spider caged
in a milk bottle

market day

market day--
vendors freshen their mangoes
with jets of water

green avocados

green avocados--
she squeezes them gently
for a ripe one

lunch break

lunch break--
we meet under the
mango tree

teacher's strike

teacher's strike--
excited students jabbering
before cameras