Some geographies:

Batangas 

Only an exceptional lawyer,
with a strong resemblance
to motor Jacksonian epilepsy

& a somewhat heavier bass-
line trailing behind them, can
perform a confident victory lap

without slamming the putter
back into the bag & stewing on
their flight back from Manila.


Gabès

Candy may be hard
to find in the fast-
food franchises built
by the former colonial
government in the
airport terminal, but,
thanks to the U.S.
military intelligence
supplying them in
an electronic format,
pretzels are plentiful. 


Palembang

Scotch whisky — or was
it Irish? Or both? — is
said to be enhanced by
distilling it over burning
peat. Here peatland fire
is given as a reason why
not to visit the city. Not

always so. Yijing, a 7th-
century Chinese monk, came
back from a six month stay
excited by the plethora of
electronic billboards, & how
they scraped the sky. Little
heard from him after that.

Rumor has it the Dutch East
India Company obtained
his silence by promising him
the royalties from any future
use of that sky-scraping word
along with a speaking part in the
upcoming Blade Runner movie. 


Balikpapan

There was a pig tied up in 
a corner. A toddler was tied 
up on several pieces of board 
in a state of lying. How dare 
they say there was no evidence 
of white supremacy? My brain 
keeps running a marathon. The 
frontal lobes eventually get 
overloaded. We can't easily
make these problems go
away. Instead of dinner 
with a big group we have 
Zoom & cookies. It is so tiring.


Jezqazǵan

A quick snack is all the guide-
books say you can find here.
They suggest you go some-
where else, to a nearby city
perhaps, if you're looking for 
memorable moments. Maybe 
that's why the Soyuz rocket
of expedition 49 landed near- 

by, to relax "in a remote region 
in Kazakhstan" after the hustle 
& bustle of space. It was my
75th birthday. If I'd known they
were going to be around, I
would have invited them along.
 

Cork

Only infections 
acquired after surgery 
can dominate the 

men's 400m hurdles
& remove all un-
necessary programs 

in the expansive & 
expanding field 
of Irish studies.


Bayanbulag

It may be tucked away in 
a dark graffiti-covered alley
but you can often find out 

what yurts are currently 
on the market or what the 
relationship is between 

nutritional status & motor 
development by following 
the many conversations on 

religion & culture that occur 
in the manicured gardens of
the Divine Word University.