Zhu Di

I was walking towards Boston's
Chinatown, from the subway station
at Macy's, and passing by a showcase
window of a fabric store.
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It comes quietly without my noticing
It wakes me up to notice the passing of time
It tells me that timing is everything
It times everything I'm doing
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I flew thousands of miles
to your bedside. You refused

to look at me,
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I don't understand you
But I do remember
The following lines
From you:
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The noon tribunal was over
Judge Dee has finished his lunch
with salty fish and stinky tofu
as usual. Sipping a cup of tea
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My dad, an amicable man
benign to all, obeisance his only flaw
30 years after his death
I was shocked to find out
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Father was walking in the front yard
He always got up earlier than I
It's his habit of walking around
After doing Taichi as his exercise
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I moved into a new house
mainly because I love its
sunny study, in front
of which, there's a lovely
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What color is it,
asked the rose in my backyard.
It's white, pure white,
I responded.
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Mirror and shadow, they both
tell you who you are, at least
how you look like or seem to be
While a mirror always shows you
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Two dogs meet on the street
Who are happier? The dogs or their
masters? The dogs look much
more excited for sure, but their owners
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My mom's mom
had bound feet
When I watched her
washing them daily
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Dumbbell isn't a bell
Quite hard to steal
Quiet as it may seem
If fail and fall
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