john tiong chunghoo Poems

distant hills
the living and
the dead
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the mousy teacher is full of love
with every smile to the children
she throws a challenge; be
the best speller, best artist
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One top newspaper
The job interview:
Manager: 'just take any pay and work'
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the temple, waylaid by time
piece by piece, boulder by boulder
a sacred vision that once fired an aspiration
is now but a curse fraying like unyielding roots
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in black and white
Obama talks of america's travesties
Democratic National Convention
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Martha's Vineyard
beached dream - the children fly away
with horses
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there are two magic
lakes to hold people dear
so that they soak up
the warmth of your hearts
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i too was in the flood of inspiration that set the violin
into motion for his grand piece - debussy
everybody who loves the entrancing notes
that flow like flaming june in a warm noon breeze
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Macao - city of dreams
that can be made or broken
over a table
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Brahms, your notes wrap me
in a furry furry heartwarming blanket
i walk the rainy snowy streets you
plucked your music from
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