in the lobby i now wait
my mind in a futile state
i listen to a string quartet
liquor in my stomach sets.
an ambassador of france
who directs a formal stance
from many a worldly man
and some with an iron hand
[here i sit and contemplate
meanings of the number eight]
there two black clad women are
before they will find a car
a man with gloves of white says
"here is where the action is"
his picture they will now take
a mem'ry for them he makes.
now comes the ambassador
with ambiance his voice soars
to every ear near the stand
"i'm going to disneyland"
—
July 21, 1991
Notes: from an experience in Bangkok, Thailand
