Malaysian Haikus

francis light's cannon
now a woman prays
for a son

(The cannon Francis Light used when he came to establish the Penang Port.)

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kampong wedding
women smile between
giant pots and pans

(Kampung is the Malay word for countryside.)

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hang li po's well
now it collects tourists' coins

(The well used by the Chinese princess who married the Sultan of the Malacca Sultanate.  It is now a wishing well.)

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snake temple
looking high and low
for a sname

(Development has prevented snakes from coming to the famous Penang's Snake Temple.)