Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Poetry 2020 | Page 13

Poetry – Group 3
The 23rd Century in the
Greater Bay Area
Harrow International School Hong Kong, Kwong, Andreas – 13
Irish in size,
Swiss in wealth,
A new megalopolis,
Has risen in the East.
Fusing resources of land and labour.
Step from an airport,
Slip into transport
Swish! To the hotel
In a giant flying cell.
Under solar motors spinning on four separate propelling blades.
Spinning through 3D,
Holographic LED,
Targeted publicity,
Honed to your desires.
Trade and shop with cashless DNA-recognition technology.
Down below,
A sea of trees,
A zero carbon society,
Solar glazing glinting.
Unlearned - the 21st century plastic dependency.
AI porters multilingual,
Greet with silicon smile.
Sweetening the hotel portal
“Welcome -
Reboot in luxury and enjoy your stay.”
Neural scalp worn webs
Connect minds,
Hive consciousness,
Thought driven V-Reality.
Enjoy the GBA of the twenty third century.
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