Monsoon (II)

The shimmering sunlight after the rain

Makes the world glow

A swollen Mekong overflowed its banks north and south of the border

As the sun breaks through the stormy clouds

I look straight ahead as far as the eye can see

Searching for small movements in an otherwise still landscape

A light morning rain covers the pavement in front of Vat Ongteu

Abstract compositions of scattered flowers and leaves

Familiar sights in a city forever changed