john tiong chunghoo Poems

Costa Rica
my heart plunges
into its wild side
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our family has been abuzz
with dog tales ever since we were kids
there was a dog our grandparents owned
which swam the river back
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Naples Fishing Pier
in the roar of the sea
the whistles of dolphins
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Brixton Southwest London
one souvenir seller speaks
no english
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arizona phoenix
we will fly like a phoenix
in all the adventures
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Lake Powell Cruise
between the narrow canyons
my heart leaps
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creature of wisdom
the turtle in the little aquarium
sits on a stone the whole day
teaches me to meditate
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The maiden of Malaya
is full of romance
Her hair curls and flows
the way The Melaka Straits
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Río Camuy Cave Park
taino indians' paintings and carvings
relax my sinews and muscles
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a kite rises
twelve young eyes
too
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