Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Poetry 2018 | Page 45

New Journey to the West
Korean International School, Sze, Sophie - 9
Once upon a time,
There was a Monkey King who loved to rhyme.
He lived in a place with a lot of slime,
Where he liked to play on his slide.
He was magical,
Nothing was impossible for him.
But he was also very naughty;
He always caused tragedy.
He was detained under a mountain
For five hundred years.
No matter how loud he shouted,
No one could ever hear.
A monk named Tang San Zang,
Wished to retrieve Buddhist scriptures for the East.
The Monkey King promised to help,
So he set him free.
Zhu Bajie, half pig half human,
Was greedy and loved romance.
And Sha Wujing, a hard-working man,
Followed Tang San Zang till the end.
They had a lot of challenges.
Some were very difficult.
But they overcame them all.
There were battles they had never fought before.
They succeeded in their mission,
And went back to China.
Everyone was delighted,
The East celebrated with joy!