Long-tail boats with jewel colors
Glide through the channel like lovers
Stirring silts up the shallow water with reflection of sky
Houses on stilts lean into the river
Like women into a mirror
Readying for the temple festival at tide high
Fishermen dance on their basket lures
Fish hide under floating islands of tomatoes
The channel opens up into the wide embrace of lake Inle
Above, the clouds gather
Lightning stirs a flock of white waterfowls
A storm is coming, transforming the blue sky gray
A storm is coming, transforming the blue sky gray
