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my daily poetry april 1, 2, 3, 2004
scarecrow
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A symbol for Asia
All over the fields
In this vast continent
Guarding the staples
Frightening away pests
Day in and day out
Blown by the wind
Blast by the rain
With not even a single sigh
Though the birds flutter umpteenth times
Twittering hymns of impatience
The straw men with their arms
Twisting and waving are seen
Quietly doing their job
Asians' best friends
Forever loyal
Chasing away predators
Parasites.....
Asian best armies,
Will they ever come alive?
Sister
Email: Bagiruang@yahoo.com
Sister's daughter, so fair and lovely,
Bubbling with a crown of jetblack graceful tresses,
A striking resemblance to sister's own childhood many years back
When she had cried waiting at the doorstep
Because of the late trishaw which meant
An uneasy morning kept outside the classroom.
Then our ego boosting competition, me at 10
and she 12 as we took terms to learn
To ride the bicycle trying to make that
Daring first round at the pedals that
Would determine the winning one. She won
Getting back the type of respect reserved
For an elder. Daughter and mother now
Walking like twins through market and
School winning much admiration from a
Brother who once took terms with her to buy
The morning breakfast for the family at the
Neighbourhood, a memory made more striking
By my occasional failure that led to
An upset sister doing my chore. Love, forever my sister
Starlet
Dishevelled, disoriented,
Waking at four in the afternoon
Job, an actor, but getting
Ready for temp job at the burger stall
Living a life of ups and downs
Excitements and disappointments
Aiming for the great day to come
Each passing day bringing
The curse nearer to me
That this career might be over
The tragic lines that may appear at
Where they should not be
The unsightly flabs where
They should not be
Madonna, Cruise, Marilyn
People of my dream
An inspiration hard to resist
Which explains the fragile
State I am in...chasing
A dream called THE BIG BREAK
Tiong Chung Hoo
