“Boredom Longing For Tea” – Guangzhou / 2007

Oh endless yearning, crushed over for so long…
(squeaked sandalwood softly)
Lament all you want, that’s where you belong!
(rapped enamel slyly)
Big mouth but no chest, ushering words that strong.
(confronted wicker quite harshly)
Stay away from this, venting ain’t that wrong.
(soothed tea leaves casually)
I can’t agree more; I’m burning hot.
(shushed the fiery gaz)
Damn flame must be right, time to dance along.
(fiffed copper nervously)
Instant frozen still.
“That’d make a song”!
(observed bored apathy)

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“Balancing Sanity” – Jiuzhai / 2006

Brash,
enlightenment deigns visit the edge of my consciousness;
Lurking so close; raw clarity eroding ignorance darkness.
Inert,
fascination hangs, undecided, in equilibrium;
Veiling so tight; yet obviously eager to seize the momentum.
Smug,
opportunity blinks, something vital just passed me by;
Mediocrity so safe; surely, I’ll dare woo my next chance to fly.
Kwoa 2006

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