Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Poetry 2019 | Page 51

Zheng
St. Stephen's College Preparatory School, Schuetz, Cris - 11
317 ships, 27000 men,
This great admiral, his name was Zheng.
He brought his fleet, on ocean rage,
but not, dear readers, to take on slaves.
His first mission, to travel afar,
battled the evil and took them under arm.
25 countries, all souvenirs,
He put them on the ship’s rear.
He brought back to China, not one thought amiss.
And the Chinese emperor, was in pure bliss.
Humble, respectable, heroic and kind.
This man will always stay in our minds.