john tiong chunghoo Poems

klL Independence Square
world tallest flag spans
the sky
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Shibuya fashion centre
Hachiko shows loyalty
a more lasting attire
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bamboo groove
leaves dance and whisper
to the moon
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brother just burnt
the letters,
a bundle with the
recognisable characters
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first trip to countryside
where aunty splashed in joy
in the flowing red water
she called out to me, called out to me
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love never
grows old
knows no
boundaries
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transparent, white
but the lines distinct
the little crustacean
the little prawn
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neighbour's chopin
the birds chip in
chirps
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created in his likeness
the anger - thunder
the warning - lightning
the tears - rain
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seed of an empire
seen in the boy's eyes
blue and resplendent
as the morning sea
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