john tiong chunghoo Poems

at every road junction
a giant hindu god
to catch your eyes
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Curecanti National Recreational Area
we return each
a fresh new person
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dark as cave
we walk inside
yet is outside
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distant hills
the living and
the dead
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the mousy teacher is full of love
with every smile to the children
she throws a challenge; be
the best speller, best artist
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One top newspaper
The job interview:
Manager: 'just take any pay and work'
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the temple, waylaid by time
piece by piece, boulder by boulder
a sacred vision that once fired an aspiration
is now but a curse fraying like unyielding roots
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in black and white
Obama talks of america's travesties
Democratic National Convention
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Martha's Vineyard
beached dream - the children fly away
with horses
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there are two magic
lakes to hold people dear
so that they soak up
the warmth of your hearts
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