Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Poetry 2019 | Page 42

The Chinese Qilin from Africa
Peak School (ESF), Blades, Lucy - 9
Oh water,
Oh water,
Please let us go,
Were only travelling the world and letting China know
The explorers travelled round Africa and saw many great things,
They bought back animals from Kenya and met Egypt’s famous kings,
but when the explorers came back with a giraffe China thought it was a Qilin
and wondered where they had b’n.
When the giraffe was on the journey he fell and hit his head,
For the eagerness of the waters weren’t exactly like his bed!
When he got to China his cage was way too small,
Particularly because his neck was very tall!
“The people of China are kind,
But I think I’ll change my mind”
Said the giraffe who wanted to go home,
because he was alone.
Oh explorers,
Oh explorers,
you brought back a giraffe and China thought it was a Qilin
and they wondered where you’d b’n.