Verdant Fields

Background: I was in Melaka with my husband and aunt, and we were visiting some sort of a bazaar, with vendors and their stalls lined up around the wide, green field.

Verdant Fields

I stand in a verdant field, the sun showing its wild happiness.

The breeze runs through my fingers,
Transports the soap bubbles blown by little children,
And carries the melodies of a strummed guitar together with a crooned song.

A bowl of ice-cold cendol somehow ends up in my palm.
It is a halcyon day - and I am revelling in it while it lasts.

~Adelynne Ong, 2022