john tiong chunghoo Poems

what is an artist?
nature is light and the artist is but a smart prism
it may take years to grind it to a rainbow shine
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And he says:
it does'nt matter if you wear a cross
it does'nt matter even if you dont wear one
it does matter whether we believe in each other
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half lunar eclipse
i throw a spoon into the plate
in the kitchen basin
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come taste this body too
has become full
of herbal goodness
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the caged bird sings
'still i rise' and disappears into
the eternally clear blue sky
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a child steps out once again
into a muslim world
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let me tell you how to pray
your inner self should occupy
the sanctum of God like the
pistils in the most complex
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The head is a theatre
of mysteries and possibilities
the heart walks into
each moment like an audience
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p ramlee movies
so melodiously i got ferried
into the malay world
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