Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Poetry 2020complete | Page 16

The New Empire
Harrow International School, Beijing, Zhang, Annie - 10
The sun shone on the windows,
Reflecting the sun.
Shining like diamonds,
A new Empire has begun.
The streets bear no filth,
Only shinning bright.
To whom the credits go,
It goes to the cleaners.
I hope you understand,
A new Empire has begun.
It sits in the sea,
Near China it lays.
It’s bright sunshine,
And tall Skyscrapers,
Taunt China in many ways.
That is a reason why I say,
A new Empire has begun.
Where its palace stands clean and new,
No wars have come its way.
Though it’s a Tiny one,
It listens patiently for its chance to rise.
And then when the time comes,
It seizes it with pride.
A new Empire has begun.
Before you protest,
Can I just say.
That it’s earned its place,
In the UN.
And it will remain,
Holding its dignity.
And I hope you won’t anger it,
For then it starts to howl,
And your country will be there no longer.
A new Empire has begun.
Look at its sky,
Pollution free.
India glares at it,
Jealously.
Look at its trees.
A forest anew.
The rest of the world,
Knows it too.
An Empire is born.
Children’s laughs and happiness,
Sings there like the Spring birds.
The history museums,