Old Shanghai

Location: Tralala's Diner

(Sadly no more)

 

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Old Shanghai

-stareye9-

 

Old Shanghai overwhelms all the senses-

hustle and bustle from dawn until dusk

Heightening pace as nighttime commences,

activity proceeds briskly and brusk

 

Vendors display a myriad of goods

from cheapest trinkets to elegant fare

On crowded corners in packed neighborhoods,

storefront windows cast a painterly glare

 

Food sold from carts where customers line up

Some ragged ensemble plucking a tune

While sipping tea from a circular cup-

fireworks blossom by pulsating moon

 

With another bite of plated stir-fry

poised between chopstix in rambling Shanghai

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Done