Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Poetry 2017 | Page 141

The Tale of a Dragon in Distress
West Island School, Lam, Winston - 13
This is the tale of a dragon in distress,
Whose tale is a tale of deceit and defeat,
Forced by cheats to repress,
Unable to compete.
This is the tale of three cheats and a foe,
Attackers came first, but the stone walls grew,
Block the red sun, away you go,
The Ming dragon said, or I’ll smash you to stew.
This is the tale of a city of power,
The county seat of the Eastern Seas,
Its strength blossoming like a flower,
Towering above others with ease.
This is the tale of a poison, a drug,
The lion’s ‘gift’ in return for cash,
Taking silk and silver with a smug,
But the dragon decided to clash.
This is the tale of a dying fire,
Losing its grip on a lion, roaring,
The dragon’s situation so dire,
The lion’s ego soaring.
This is the tale of land torn apart,
The eagle, lion and rooster took aim,
The sick dragon cannot depart,
In a place which had no claim.
This is the tale of a city still there,
The three animal cheats – making their way,
The dragon’s home, the dragon’s chair,
In a home where the dragon was prey.
This is the tale of a cloth of knives,
The cloth choking the Qing dragon’s realm,
Forcing the fleeing of Chinese lives,
Into the hands of the other helm.