BANGKOK STREETS: some reflections on urban congestion

	bumper to bumper
	stuck in the heat
	tail pipes grumble
	as vendors hawk garlands
	& tidbits to eat

		hé təə təə à yâak sʉ́ʉ kɔ̌ɔng lék lék kɔ̌ɔng chǎn mǎi
		lót raa kaa pí sèet sʉ́ʉ tə̀ kâ!

	bicycles weave amidst
	shining masses of debris
	as pedestrians
	acknowledge metallic hulks
	while chewing betel nut patiently

		kun sʉ́ʉ nîi châi mái?
		man kɛ̂ɛ bàat dâi bpròot!

	obsessed about moving faster
	how ironic
	nothing moves!


Chariya: The same problem exists in many cities.

Bhäraté: Indeed. Most cities were built in eras of ox carts. They are ill-equipped to 
         handle urban fraffic.

An-Yi:   Isn't the solution obvious? Transportation systems have to become 3-D.


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from _Pan-Asian Pulses: Poetry, Art, and Dialogs about Asia_ by T Newfields
SUMMARY:  Some thoughts about the streets of bangkok.
KEYWORDS: Bangkok traffic, Thai transportation, urban congestion

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955)
Begun: 2004 in Bangkok, Thailand ≜ Finished: 2023 in Yokohama, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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