Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Poetry 2019 | Page 46

Tales of the Ming Treasure Voyages
Sha Tin Junior School, Robinson, Agnes - 10
Sails up, Captain ready, map drawn.
This stunning ship, soon, from sight, would be gone.
The Ming Treasure Voyages were lead by Zheng He,
Fearless and kind he was equipped for the trip
They left with a mighty amount of silk and of gold,
Arrived at new lands, warm and cold.
Some people were kind, so they gave them their glee,
Others would shout and chase them into the sea
Sometimes they met pirates, the usual kind,
Luckily the ships were equipped with weapons and good minds.
They made it home with relations to lands,
On their seven voyages, they made themselves grand.
Seven centuries ago they ended,
Still well known for their troubled past.