SLIDESHOW-Laos-Make You Feel That Way

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LOVE LETTER TO LAOS
Love Letter to Laos
Laos, you are the lover who has seduced me
Not through flirty word play or aggressive come-ons like your sister Siam
but through your quiet confidant beauty and relaxed smile

You massage my spirit
With your coconut palms
While your rivers sing me to sleep

Sipping Lao coffee on the majestic Mekong
Ghosts of Chinese fishermen and trading boats
Roll by with a quiet lull
Reminding me that your rivers are the lifeblood
Of Asia and its past

Superhighways, interstates, and trains
Are an unknown reality
Seen only in Hollywood films
Instead your wooden boats lay at rest
Waiting to ferry me to my future

I came here seeking solace
And you gave it to me
Without asking anything in return
If Asia is the lotus
Then you certainly are the jewel within it.

Thank you