Markets

Floating markets

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Rowing along
A river of colour
Ripe fruit beckon

We wedge our narrow craft
Into crevices
between floating rainbows

Sunkissed lemons
Booming bananas
Mangoes in shades of sunset

Blushing jambus
Defiant rambutans
Haughty mangosteens

Guavas ridged with envy
Defensive durians
Pungent pregnant jackfruit

Our narrow vessel
Tips
With colours

We haul home
Treasures that turn
sickly sweet

in the heat
untouched
As we wait

For the right
Time
To eat them

Pale pink jambus
Wiry red rambutans
Deep purple mangosteens

Pale pink jambus
Wiry red rambutans
Deep purple mangosteens

Golden yellow bananas
Sunset orange mangoes
Plump sunny lemons

Cheery yellow bananas
Sunset orange mangoes
Plump sunny lemons