Thursday, June 27, 1991

Mental meandering in the bath

Imagine an orange-scented afternoon
Rum and peaches with aquamarine grapefruits
Ochre cider barrels brimming with the freshest "Granny Smith" brew.
Peruvian papaya sunsets laced with Moldovian honey and absinthe.
He had entered yet another peregrinatory phase in his colourful life. As he sauntered insouciantly amidst the Tuaregs and Bedouins in the souk, he encountered various craftsmen, carpet dealers, koftgars, camel sellers and mendacious peddlars with their brightly coloured stones proclaiming their intrinsic value.