Ivory colonial façades, colonial interiors
high trees in a vast green quadrangle
macaws flying in bright red flashiness
dark skinned servants in white suits
the sound of a dark splash, turquoise pool

Coffee, orange juice in a shadowy chair
hot moist sunlit morning, water sprinklers
poignant pleasant self-complacency
low-voiced learned conversations, blasé
about the broken hush of holy temples.