Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Poetry 2019 | Page 62

Vaporous Mountains
Carmel School Association Elsa High School, Hasofer, Asher - 12
The vaporous mountains of Chinese earth
Where life is scarce and love, dearth
A serene stage that’s disturbed by not a flea
The elders sit quietly brewing green tea
Their traditions and scrolls carried off by sea
A tale of mysticism flowing by the Yangtze
While many generations grow more and more silent
The conquests of our sailors are more and more vibrant
With men spread across the colossal world
A lone man’s scream is seen but not heard
But if all the men at sea unite
They have no need for fear nor fright