Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Poetry 2017 | Page 36

The New Tales of Old Shanghai
Discovery Mind Primary School, Severs, Max - 10
The new tales of old Shanghai,
Is a place where people aren’t that shy!
With coloured dresses of red and gold
Can tell you that is quite old!
Lanterns are as bright as the sun
And LED lights lighting later on.
Balconies with loads of patterns,
Is the perfect place for hanging lanterns.
SPLASH! went the dancing tide against the banks
Shaking the docks made of wooden planks,
The fruit vendors are microphones, shouting special offers
To get people to hear over many coughers!
The new tales of old Shanghai,
Is a place where people aren’t that shy!
But now the buildings are quite tall,
And they all have at least one shopping mall!