john tiong chunghoo Poems

Philadelphia International Children's Festival
the child asks mom what
she would love to watch
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the poet when he attains maturity
in his works is a man distilled
by nature so that his verses
glitter like stars in the sky
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Himalayan Highland National Park
trailing the mountain range
the growl of a snow leopard
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Fiesta Cinco de Mayo
he launches his staccato flamenco feat
to our query whether we look mexican enough
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Candle in the Wind
entrancing, entrancing
the way you flicker and flicker
holding on so tenuously
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dont bribe me with
special privileges
give that to the
weaklings, those who
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another bed bug
oh my god where did you hide
when I spray?
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yes, everybody is the Chosen One
the Jews to act out the difficult role
of God's educate-his- people exploits
abraham, solomon, david, joseph, moses
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the ride through Gobi
kublai, genghis in
the corridor of my mind
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Hong Kong alleyways
we too are caught between
the old and the new
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