MEMORY OF A CITY

by Joro Oba

summer rain…
whispers all day long,
“soldiers die”

Malaysia:
a plastic flower opens in water
languid afternoon

cumulonimbus:
memory of a city
lost in ancient times

rain brings autumn
to all the towns and villages…
tender is the night

lengthening shadows—
on the road of pilgrimage
this side of paradise

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