john tiong chunghoo Poems

after the lessons
our japanese teacher washes
the toilets we use
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is there a flower in you waiting to bloom?
to colour the world with its charms?
is it forming? a promising little bud
rearing its head in the sanctum of your soul
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Ulu Tamu Hotsprings
we meet with a friendly malay boy
warm as the water here
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Ayutthaya
the Buddha still
in meditation
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Kowloon ego boost
a salesman's pursuance
to sell his highrise property
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a poet
carried away
by his words
takes readers
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May Colorado River
our admirations and the rushes
of the white water
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Petronas Twin Towers
the child does
a tarzan
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