Ode to Thailand: Antlers and Ancestors Part One…Antlers

Bangkok Christmas 2023

Antlers in the mall

I greet you from Thailand

A land that so suits me.

Where kitsch is as ubiquitous

As an exotic Thai fruit tree.

Here people wear antlers

For Christmas, for fun.

They wear elf hats and reindeer

And crowns by the ton.

I’m foolish; I’m hackneyed;

I’m a show-off; I’m vain.

For many, I’m childish;

For others, inane.

But in the malls here in Bangkok,

I feel at home at last;

I can don these foolish antlers

And simply have a blast.

Then write corny poetry

To share with you all.

And then say “so long”

And return to the mall.

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Publisher’s Note: Funny, manic, and wistful… self-deprecating creative nonfiction…The author, Robert McBryde, a professional translator, has been compared to David Sedaris for the sometimes-snarky autobiographical satire characterizing his literary sketches. Many of the stories in his new book, titled My Time with You Has Been Short but Very Funny, have been featured on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio network.

Author’s Note:

I’ve written a new book of creative non-fiction titled My Time with You Has Been Short but Very Funny, recently published and now on the market. The book is based on stories that I told over the years as a writer/ broadcaster and host on CBC radio based in Quebec City, Canada.

The book is available via my website. The purchase links are at the bottom of the home page.

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