Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Poetry 2017 | Page 25

The Shanghai Poem
Discovery Mind Primary School, Gasek, Richard - 9
The water is as minty green as a freshly grown basil leaf.
The windows glisten in the sun like bright gold.
But the houses are filled with old and broken furniture that’s covered in
mould.
The boats go through the old stone bridges.
The lanterns look like huge fires.
Fish jump up and down in the stream.
Iron gates squeak and squeal throughout the temple.
The forest’s birds screech and chirp to entertain.