by Colin W. Campbell

in the driest days
hornbills wish for monsoon clouds
in borneo skies

young hornbills might watch
gathering monsoon winds on
old south china sea

cool monsoon days bring
borneo clouds when hornbills
remember thunder

Editor’s Note on Three Haiku and the Hornbill at Damai Central:

Three Haiku and the Hornbill at Damai Central is not the first piece in Eastlit by Colin W. Campbell. The following work has previously featured in Eastlit:

• Santubong Haiku in February 2013.
• Three Pantoums in April 2013.
• The Sarawak Club in September 2013.
• Three Pantoums in November 2013.