Familiarity

the sudden landing
after sea upon sea upon sea
hot dust on the runway
and eerie calm inside

a call to prayer
hovering on air turning cool
turning white walls orange
turning blue sky pink

by the sea, the throngs of people
the shops and cafes 
throwing light at their faces
strong shards through soft darkness

officious birds striding through mud
shallow water hissing, tumbling with fish
a mosquito's whine
and the slap. silence. that follows it

quick hands picking through leaf litter
and orange sun suffusing the forest
animals shouting in the night
and the peace inside the noise