Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Nothing is happening everything is happening

Nothing is happening
Everything is happening 
The northeast monsoon is rolling into town


Nothing is happening
Everything is happening 
Each and every plant is growing in its own way


Nothing is happening
Everything is happening 
Thunder dense at midnight with the rain


Nothing is happening
Everything is happening 
Frogs in chorus then the bugs sing then silent rain only

Nothing is happening
Everything is happening 
Traffic in quadruplicate on the Trinco Road. Humans: Bicycles: tuktuks; jeeps

Or

Goats: motorbikes: tuktuks: buses

Or

Bicycles: motorbikes: lorries. Wait. Where is the fourth?


Nothing is happening
Everything is happening 
I am behind in my photo processing


Nothing is happening
Everything is happening 
Clothes are drying by the ceiling fan

Nothing is happening
Everything is happening 
Janet is learning medicine here in Sri Lanka 

Nothing is happening
Everything is happening 
History is being written and rewritten here in Sri Lanka and everywhere else


Nothing is happening
Everything is happening 
Wasps the size of your hand

Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
Canned music from the neighborhood kovil 


Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
The sky is black in the northeast


Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
Rice spills from Lakshmi's vessels 
   

Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
A farmer loses many lakh in the flood


Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
An ancient stone bridge molders


Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
Glass is broken by the side of the road


Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
Sauces are passed in their stainless steel bowls

Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
The washing area is shared: the handle to the faucet is greasy 

Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
Daylight never comes for the thickening trees and clouds

Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
A forensic test reveals dye in the new sarong


Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
We meet new people but we stay ourselves 


Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
Cows gentle. Cows graze at the entry to the bridge


Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
Waves chop along the lagoon


Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
The lagoon is salty in the dry. Sweet in the monsoon. Different seasons: different fish

Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
The fish jump into nets 

Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
The sellers sell the fish


Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
Banana plants for sale at the fruit stand

Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
The fan and light go off when electricity is cut

Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
Horns blaring on the bridge as traffic triples and quadruples 

Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
Cow pies on the road 

Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
Missing blocks over the drains

Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
People in saris and people in suits

Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
Sand trails into the room

Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
Garlic fry sounds great

Nothing is happening
Everything is happening
I'm home. 



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