Haiku
The Snail I
Heavily he creeps
Onto the Golden Mountain.
The snail tastes the breeze.
~by Lesley Chow
The Snail II
The cochleate backpack
sinks on his tiny body.
Bulky weighty steps.
~by Lesley Chow
The Snail III
Pale are the feelers.
Shivering is the body.
Yet strong is the will.
~by Lesley Chow
Untitled
The world dances, we
do or dream the difference
between light and dark
~by Pong Ka-ming
Night-time
All is quiet save
my footsteps. A candle lights
my path. Moon, my heart.
~by Elena Atkinson
Kranji Fruit
Black balls in clusters,
hear His call in the jungle
tips of harvest due
~by Kucinta Setia
MTR
A firedrake brushes
past the subway of darkness
The lights of souls growl
~by Nora Chung
The Locker
Oh, the great slam shut
The fearful beasts devouring
my heaven and earth
~by Nora Chung
Modern Life
Black dust is dancing
Killing cars crash together
with nobody there
~by Kama Tsoi
Mom's Tummy
The bulging tummy
where I used to sleep is now
a dumpling of flab
~by Laura Lam
Stopped Clock
To punish my leg
for kicking my arm once an hour:
Running Forbidden
~by Laura Lam
Undressed
The falling leaves have
laid out a yellow blanket
The trees are undressed
~by Ng Hiu-lui
Sunny Afternoon
A rustle of leaves
The sunlight comes through branches
and shines on my book
~by Joan Tang
On the Way to Nan Shan Chun
Wine-dark berries dropped
Steps paint the crowded pavement
into greasy night soil
~by Chor Yiu-ching
ICQ
ICQ installed
Simply click on icons with
humanware plugins
~by Chor Yiu-ching
Hospital
Siren howls at night
rushing to the hospital
A new life is born
~by Vivian Chiang
Night
As the air-con drips
sweat sleeping on my body
kisses me goodbye
~by Peggy On
Winter
Cold wind blowing
He put on a thick jacket
and chafed his hands
~by Clara Cheuk
Roasted Chestnuts
Fresh hot snacks are sold
the smell of roasted chestnuts
summons my lonely heart
~by Lee Sze-nga
Storm
The pouring raindrops
falling from the sky all around
are tears on my face
~Polly Lam
Life and death (ver 1.02)
A chrysathemum
blooming, a small moth lies still
beside the flower
~by Kit Fai Chow
Star
One dazzling star falls
Thousands of wishes rising
in the silent sky
~by Kevin Ling
Feeling
Lips touching my lips
Is this a kiss or a beat?
The heart you can't seek
~by Kevin Ling
Snow and Snowmen
Snowflakes drifting down
softly onto two snowmen
wearing the same smile
~by Jess Yim Ka-mei
Upon the River
Dragonflies skimming
over the flowing river
praise their slim shadows
~by Lam Kit-ming
On the Way Home
Sitting on the bus
I am waiting for no one
to sit beside me
~by Chor Yiu-ching
On the Mountaintop
On the mountaintop
I saw a stone still wait for
her conscript husband
~by Connie Lau Wai-ming
Untitled
Under the quick knife
The living hen is bleeding
on the chopping block
~by Mak Ho-yin
End of a Century
Calendar gets thin
Red rose with a long green stem
weeps off her petals
~by Kitty Chong Ngar-wei
A Letter
A love letter drops
in the compressed, rotten box
Ugly words tremble
~by Lydia Lee Ying-i
Lonely Night
Open the windows
faint sound of wavering leaves
I'm sleeping alone
~by Carol Ngan Lai-ha
Golden
Two golden leaves fall
Concentric circles merging
in the still black pool
~by Stephen Richards
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