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


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