under the same sky

the faces that look into the past
are telling their story
into the present
under the same sky
since the beginning of time

these giant stone faces of Bayon was taken in May 2007

blue and orange brown

on the line
between the sky
and the sand
they sit

with every line
in the conversation
evaporating away
in the scorching heat

the distant laughter
has melted
to quench
the thirst

far above
from the madding crowd
they wait to exchange for
something

other than
the blue
and orange
brown

this shot was taken at Mui Ne, Vietnam in May 2007

ballon girl

the balloons
dance above the crowd
in the air

she moves
and searches
through the noise
for the laughter of children
to paint her days
orange, red, blue, yellow, pink,
green and sometimes grey

for a living
she moves and searches
through the street
into the nights

a boy stops her
points to the yellow, the green, then the orange
and finally the blue

joy lights up
on their faces

the blue ballon
dances above the boy

and the balloons
dance above the crowd
in the air
into the nights
amidst the demands of the day

this shot was taken in Đà Lạt, Vietnam in May 2007