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Guangzhou Temple Haiku, April 29, 2016

temple sweeping guangzhou

With old straw brooms
Temple visitors sweep leaves.
Sweeping. Just sweeping.

bleached coral in guangzhou

Bleached coral
Repainted for a new life,
Guangzhou marketplace.

pearl river delta satellite
tree roots

Seen from space: Branching
and dividing. Seen from earth:
Branching and dividing.

Tadpoles in dead boat.
Mosquitoes bite her ankles.
Sofa in the drink.

elephant bike tether

Stone elephant’s leg
Tethered to folding bike;
Bike tethered to elephant.

small river linking pearl river

Street water flows
Overflow pipe drains
River meets rubble

“Beware of Land Slide!”
– warning sign at toilet block
(dangerous wet floor).

guangzhou view from hotel room

Vertical City:
Forty-sixth floor horizon,
Bright blue roofs below.

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Arrival Card:
Purpose of visit (one only)
Includes “Settle Down”.