john tiong chunghoo Poems

brother just burnt
the letters,
a bundle with the
recognisable characters
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transparent, white
but the lines distinct
the little crustacean
the little prawn
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p ramlee movies
so melodiously i got ferried
into the malay world
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no more paparazzi
beyond the plain
diana's grave
a quiet gentle breeze
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then you left
the moon was hardly round
the sun took us through an eclipse
and the migratory birds started
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let the water flow, let it flow
so that i can clean you up
thoroughly
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the cock crow melts down
the dark and dormant hours
the stars are right with the twinkles
of hope; the sun starts to grow limbs
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black diamonds
they sparkle almost
reluctantly
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winter is an aphrodisiac
it sends them reeling
for each other's warmth
usually with a piping hot coffee
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