john tiong chunghoo Poems

the bombs have scared
the tourists away.
they too have dented
the pysche of the islanders,
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poor creatures
always at the receiving
end of cruelties
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light is a realm
that helps us see
another realm
the body is a realm
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when we fell out of love
it was a storm of leaves
pieces of us fell everywhere
familiar spots, they fade like
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the sun has fins
it swims through
the clear blue sky
casting lights off
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so familiar
an echo
an echo
from my heart
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essence of love
fountain of love
god he is to be felt
subtly felt so that
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when poetry comes
there is always a goddess
at the back of the mind
that always wants to
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the poet in his work
tries to find himself, refine it
to let the lotuses in him bloom
the real poet lives in his own private realm
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god is great
but nobody
wants to be god
because he holds
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