>Malay

Luxuriant cities of palm trees

that look like torchbearers in the forest.

Flickers of green flames fill up our eyes

and temples and shrines inhabit the streets.

Multiplicity of pasts

while the wind carries chants from the mosque

and whispers of colonial ghosts

and waves of Indian spices.

Moving the red Chinese lanterns

Malaysia warmly welcomes the wanderer

with its bridges bright with colorful neon.