Auntie's Chrysanthemums Poem by john tiong chunghoo

Auntie's Chrysanthemums

Rating: 2.8


fourth auntie learnt
mandarin all on her own
the striking chrysanthemuns
she pleated from yellow straws
evoke a thought like
those magnificent flowers
there are indeed so many ways
one can bloom

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Sandra Fowler 27 March 2008

Very wise and eloquent. This small poem, like your aunt, is a treasure. Always your friend at poemhunter, Sandra

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john tiong chunghoo

john tiong chunghoo

Sibu, Sarawak, Borneo East Malaysia
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