Terengganu rainstorm, Welsh summer

i Terengganu rainstorm

beach coast run, east sea
yellow sand, bent tree
wind, on shore
night, no more
morning sun, glowing
breakfast tea, flowing
stall, waiter
teach, later

afternoon, wife search
red snapper, sea perch
night, fried fish
lime, side dish
fast dark clouds, night sky
branches ache, leaves fly
birds, away
twigs, in play

rain torrents fall fast
place empties, me last.
earth, now flood
tracks, thick mud
class through, high noon
by the trees, eat soon
queue, request
eat, hour rest

cafeteria
much hysteria
air, churning
rain, turning
rain beats hard, thrashing
umbrellas, crashing
chairs, flying
spoons, trying

rain beat, blast, batter
women crouch, chatter
ask, they serve
smile, mouth curve
wind gusting, again
Malay lunch, in rain
wing, hot spice
grain, white rice

misty hill, at back
thunder boom, harsh crack
cloud, rough grey
rain, harsh flay
university
wet adversity
wall, flushing
drain, rushing

heavy rain, easing.
wind slowing, breezing.
leaf, singing
bird, winging
hard grey clouds, drifting
canopy, lifting
trees, peering
mist, clearing

equator, rain war
hot tropics, air thaw
cloud, melting
rain, pelting


ii Welsh summer

Welsh mountain, in May
cumulus, off grey
no cricket.
wet wicket
Afon Gwy, cool flow
meander, oxbow
past Boughrood
rocks protrude

wind gusting, again
dad eats lunch, in rain
bread, hot tea,
soup, with me
August rain, fleck
scent apple trees, peck
bent fence, slow creak
grass, brushed sleek

winds panting, through night
garage door, slams tight
we, sleeping
glass, weeping
mocking gales, swept fern
hill side lambs, trees turn
rain, knowing west, going

temperate, rain fight
brisk north, air bite
cloud, lightweight
rain, irate

iii ???

nostalgia, from Wye
emotion, on high
shift, compute
click, commute