Kuala Dungun

there, Seberang, south China sea,
wave breaking beach, wind sweeping tree

buoy, men, boat,
net, rope, float
estuary, Kuala Dungun

Malay girls, multicoloured skirts,
sarong fishermen, old rag shirt
mango, lime, fish,
prawn, slime
market, Kuala Dungun

sewing girls, hot gas fire,
squeaky trishaw, hissing tyre
talk, laugh, moan,
coins, car, phone
sounds of Kuala Dungun

Chinese school, brick grill bank,
terrace shops, peeling plank
paint, gold, book,
hardware, hook
buildings, Kuala Dungun

iron mountain, inland road,
mining men ate up the lode
train, ship, ore,
money awe
back time, Kuala Dungun

muggy, sweaty coffee shop,
wet cold marble table top
smoke, soup, mee,
toast, egg, tea
breakfast, Kuala Dungun

roast chopped duck, rich plum sauce,
tau fu, yam cake, rice, main course
bream from sea,
Chinese tea
cuisine, Kuala Dungun

waves crash sand, winds blow strong,
warm air muffles Chinese song
feel alone,
old dogs groan
night time, Kuala Dungun

techno-Kerteh, petro-breeze,
airstrip, tower, fencing, trees
bags packed go,
tears will flow
goodbye, Kuala Dungun

coast horizon, eastward look,
technician, salesman, oil rig cook /
Fokker low,
lights aglow
no more, Kuala Dungun

parking now, shrieking whine,
aircraft turn, air cut fine
rotors slow,
time to go
feeling, Kuala Dungun

seat belt click, crew of four,
airframe tremble, engines roar
runway rush,
airborne hush
thinking, Kuala Dungun