GOWANUS 
            Winter 2005
 
Haikus from Borneo
by Abbas Zaidi
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The drought

When dark swamps dry out 
Even orang-utans must
Have beer to chill out.

The rain

Week’s unstopped downpour
Orang-utans, young and old
Need a change of coat.

Rain forest

Strike stones to find way,
In the heart of Borneo
The sun’s just half way.

Forest fire

Fire----death’s victory:
Wild life, old tribes----gone like words 
Spoken in fury.
 


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