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As they say, guys, Don’t Poke the Bear!
Detail from the mural in what might be termed the cloisters of the Wat of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok. Created 200 years ago, roughly. It was and indeed is a Royal commission which has been restored at least once … Continue reading
Posted in art, Politics, Thailand
Tagged art and politics, Bangkok, Mural at the Emerald Buddha temple, Russia, Thailand
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Rainbow Revolutionary
x With far more roofs than are needed, Golden eaves, bewildering embellishments, Porticos held up by pillars sprouting ardent Angels offering busts and candles, architraves And window-frames accompanied by legends, Threshold stairways flanked by snakes Disgorging snakes disgorging tiger-headed demons, … Continue reading
Photographs of Khao Sok
See also my drawings of Khao Sok with the eyes shut.
Posted in Thailand, Uncategorized
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Drawing Khao Sok with the eyes shut.
See also my post ‘Photographs of Khao Sok’. Khao Sok National Park, South Thailand. Another image of the lake Drawing with the eyes closed.
Posted in art, history and Geography, Thailand
Tagged drawing with eyes shut, Khao Sok National Park, Thailand.
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Sitting in Very Large Trees
Posted in Performance Art, Thailand, Uncategorized
Tagged Anthony Howell, Epping Forest, Thailand, Tualang tree
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THE CAVERN
x Mere slips of girls behind masks are hardly what I am after. But am I that keen on entering this regal, sleeping vagina? Look what became of the wild boars, swallowed by an unforgiving Mountain who’d endured a love … Continue reading
Posted in history and Geography, Poetry, Thailand
Tagged cave rescue, Chiang Rai District, legends, Princesses, Thailand, Tham Luang
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Does it say ‘Gawow’ or ‘For Real’?
CHIT CHAT x For real, for real, for real. x For real, for real, for real, for real. Who who who who who who who who Snipped pips, snipped pips, snipped x For real, for real, for real? Who who … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Thailand
Tagged Birdsong, Common Asian Koel, Thailand, what birds say
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ACCORDING TO PLINY
The dragon, ever at war with the elephant, Is itself of so enormous a size, As easily to overwhelm the elephant, Seize it in its clutches and encircle Its legs in its coils. x The contest is equally Fatal to … Continue reading
Posted in art, Poetry, Politics, Thailand, war
Tagged Annonetheelephant, dragons and elephants, Pliny, superpower warfare
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THE GOOD RAT
x One Buddha’s seven-headed cobra parasol Also offers coils for his throne. The Princess and the Pea Came to mind for somebody, one dry afternoon x When the long, refreshingly cool trunk of a python Got wrapped around my shoulders … Continue reading
Posted in Thailand, Uncategorized
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