john tiong chunghoo Poems

the trees -
they impart
the land's language
stored in the earth
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of course
you are playing
a game
putting the
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Mother Earth has yet to bloom.
Like a flower that has just budded,
Mother Earth has unlimited potentials.
The Universe hides secrets from tiny Earth
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heartless tsunami
how calm the sea lies today
please rush to me
raise your fury
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shot in the eye
shot in the brain
shot in the ass
shot like the affectionate mom
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first snow
a lady’s graceful
dance
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all souls day
last year’s baby runs
around late dad’s grave
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there is this thought
thought of some hurt divine soul
you could see it
trailing the movement
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I look through my body
at the world, the stars, moons,
stars beyond stars
I know there are stars, moons
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the butterfly
leaves its cage
dried and brittle
to another world
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