Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Poetry 2019 | Page 72

New Tales of the Ming Treasure Voayages
International College Hong Kong, Cheung, Isaac - 11
The Ming Voyages travelled from place to place
Only to realize where their fate lies ahead
They chanted encouragements so they could keep up their pace
They decorated their pots of silk with pale, crimson, hectic red
They arrived at a island giving them gold and building structures
The hospitable Islanders welcomed them with crusty bee bread
The Chinese taught them languages and agriculture
Showered them with wisdom and riches
And taught them to craft magnificent sculptures
The Chinese crafted them red velvet dress with fringes
To remember this magnificent day which led them in peace
So the islanders showed their gratitude so they gave them a flock of elegant finches.
They were saying their farewells and the Chinese not knowing, they were sailing to Greece
As they watched the horizontal line of the sky and the sea for several months
And finally they saw the Athens crease.