Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Poetry 2017 | Page 52

Meh Lai's Adventure
Korean International School, Mannion, Catriona - 11
This is a ditty
Of young Meh Lai,
Set in the city
Of Old Shanghai.
Meh Lai had spent
All her life in her home,
And now she was sent
To look and to roam.
She explored around
Trying not to get found,
By baddies and thieves
That sneak at the ground.
A Rickshaw flew past,
Messing up her Cheongsam
Going so fast,
“Oh so sorry!, Madam"
A foreigner’s voice,
An unusual dress,
A strange sort of choice,
And his hair all a mess.
“Come on in,
I’ll give you a tour
Of the Chinese City,
And More And More!”
Meh Lai paused,
She waited a while,
Before she agreed
And went in with a smile.