john tiong chunghoo Poems

Minneapolis charm
an endless bridge
of cultural wonders
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in the man is laid out
an exact model of the universe
his knowledge drives the world
vast as creation where stars glitter
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the young hold on
to their years, a spring
of exploding gardens, riveting
bird songs that serenade
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grandfather's clock
wakes the three year old
rosy cheeked chubby child
with its ding dong song
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the sea is a roaring orchestra
its waves a marching band
trudging towards a smart land
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May in Memphis
the music steals our heart
the food our stomach
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i wish each of my haikus
to be a facet of the
diamond and a hundred haikus
its hundred facets clamouring
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alas so many animals
have been butchered to extinction
now we are even bullying poor mother earth
chopping every generous hands it
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Iguacu Falls
is there a better audience
for my song?
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