Cool breezes drift through the neem trees
mangoes and winter wheat
drongos and bee eaters:
tall canes protect the village.
Under the eaves of the teashop
a confusion of wires and a big TV.
GURRAM CHA !
- we're here again.
The frontier of Bihar -
a lorry crash of course.
Thousands of vehicles waiting
for the road to clear,
policemen chatting on the bridge
eventually set us free.
Shade under the mango tree,
a hot picnic, sheltered bushes
and a good place for the ladies.