john tiong chunghoo Poems

australian shortbreak
from my brother's bag
a furry kangaroo
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something is amiss
something is amiss
it is a piece of his brain
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making friends
is like breaking the ice
each piece shows up
with a difference
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when looks betray
the velvety red strawberries
would bite your tongue
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Mid Autumn Festival
are you too
looking at the moon?
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Myeongdong
famous actors smile to me
- from cardboards
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quiet as mountain top lodge
ears a thousand miles off
heart in the calm of autumn lake
eyes sharp as a lawnmower
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uncle john badly wants
to be the president of
the United States
because he thinks
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earthquake warning
plates on the shelf rattle
every now and then
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the insects too
are trying to be higher
101 Tower
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