Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Poetry 2020complete | Page 109
take in. from left to right all one
saw was bright blue, no
boundaries, no limitations. the
clouds seemed like a hindrance
but really, just big packs of
marshmallows so high up always
moving this way, that way, never
staying still
except for when they
had to pee of course
*laughter*
the rain was an
inconvenience at times, an
unstoppable army against my dry
socks and shoes, but it always
cleared the bad things away. it
was always sunnier and clearer
after it rained.the flowers smiled
wider, the snails and slugs
withdrew from their hidey-holes
into the brave unknown
…
i miss the
good old
days
…
agreed
…
agreed
but grandpa joseph
grandpa joseph what do you mean
we don’t have trees
we have trees
why they’re right outside our window
if you didn’t have such bad eyesight
maybe you could see them!
here let me help you
polish your glasses lens
what do you mean by we don’t have trees
when there’s BARK-1, CEDAR-2, YEW-3…
there’s even a rare subspecies BAOBAB-8-4-7
right next to school!
ha!
have you ever
climbed those trees?
caressed them with
tenderness and felt its heart
beat? those trees are