Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Poetry 2018 | Page 27

The Monk and the Three Disciples
Diocesan Boys School Primary Division, Shiu. Bernard - 10
“Retrieve the Buddhist scriptures for me,”
Gautama Buddha said.
So a humble monk and his three disciples
Went to do as he had said.
Xuanzang – a friendly monk
Is full of sorrow and sigh.
He abhors conflict and war.
He wouldn’t hurt a fly!
Sun Wukong – the Monkey King
Has seventy-two looks.
He’s as lethal as a bear
And as scary as spooks!
Zhu Bajie – a talking pig
Is the greediest of them all.
He eats and eats all day long,
Making him round and fat as a ball!
Sha Wujing – a loyal friar
Does not have much to say.
But when the demons come,
He’s deadly as a shark is grey!
So then they set off to Dahila
With problems they had on hand.
They persevered and overcome them all,
That’s how they got there in the end.
Through wit and teamwork,
The party passed the test.
They saved the Tang people
And went on to be the best!