The Market

Regardless of where they exist

there is a timelessness in the

presence of traditional informal

bazaars and markets where vendors

anxiously scan passing faces

for that silent eye-lock that

might lead to a purchase of wares.

Consumer goods of the most

elemental needs to place on the

evening table's repast, floral

offerings to adorn that table,

hand-sewn garments or 

hand-crafted jewellery to

bargain and claim on whim.

In these markets, East meets West, 

the South bisects the North, the

buzz of commerce prevails as

goods are hawked and banter

erupts in conventional currency

exchange or traditional barter.