Railway Sleeper
I hope you enjoy my latest: musical TripAdvisor for the Asian rail traveller.
As always, comments are very welcome.

Style is _HARPING.STY (Harp and Fingerstyle Boom Chick)

RealTracks in style: 2421:Bass, Acoustic, RockabillySlapBoomChicka Ev16 100
RealTracks in style: 2708:Autoharp, Rhythm OldTime Ev16 110
RealTracks in style: 2517:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking BoomChickHighJoe Ev16 110 (Simple)
RealTracks in style: 2518:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking BoomChickJoe Ev16 110 (Simple)
RealDrums in style: TrainBeatBrushes: a: Brushes, Kickb: BusyBrushes, Kick
Loops: thai percussion & saw-uu


Railway Sleeper

another hot day
Hotel same same
I`m an anxious falang
under a whump whump fan
hiding from hawkers in the shade

Mr Ping Pong
seems a little ting tong
speaks exemplary English
shows a boy without blemish
in the station of Hualumphong

am I too old for this
I came to find eastern bliss

take the iron road
as roosters crow
romance rises from the gutter
I call for turn down on the buzzer
taste the sweetest mango

round this spinning scrap heap earth
in the sanctuary of First

I`m a railway sleeper
dreaming of Chiang Mai
I gave my heart to Asia
under monsoon skies

silk veils of rain
cross emerald plains
my past whistles round the bend
temple roofs white birds ascend
the waiter brings a frappe

the buddha`s face
in a market place
children call at the window
sounds like birdsong when the train slows
girls with their clean curved grace

an anonymous man in LL Bean
rides the Orient unseen

I`m a railway sleeper
dreaming of Chiang Mai
I gave my heart to Asia
under monsoon skies
under monsoon skies

© Robert Cordrey Aug.2017

falang=foreigner
ting tong=crazy