Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Cinquain Poetry - Where Am I?



The cloud
Capricious, portable
Flying, staying, falling
Looking for the next stop.
Amnesia.
.
.
.
.
A baby giraffe
Naïve, destined
Crashing, strengthening, staggering.
Where is my mommy?
Overwhelming.





photograph: pierluigi.ricci

Friday, February 18, 2011

the Conversation between My Parents and I

My Father and I

I: " How do you know I am here? "
He: " Because I know everything. "

I: " Why can't you keep the promise you made before. "
He: " OK, I'll, let's go home. "

I: " Father, should I make this decision? "
He: " I don't know, but you should have much responsibility after you make the decision. "

My Mother and I

I: "Are you afraid of ghosts?"
She: "Yes, I am."

I: "Are you afraid of mice?"
She: "Yes, I was, but after I had you, I am not."

I: "Do you support me in everthing?"
She: "Yes, of course I do. "

I

I: " I believe my family and friends to make me stronger. "
I: " I believe I should work harder now. "
I: " I believe my family will be proud of me in the future. "

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Cinquain Poetry - GT Library




Aquarium

Well-organized, artificial

Consuming, digesting, producing

Talking to yourself, working by yourself.

Individualism.




photograph:Next Action-Aki

Cinquain Poetry - Streets in Taipei



Electricity

One-way, no U turn

Mixing, heading, blinding

I hope I were in the flow.

Solitary.



Monday, February 14, 2011

Happy Valentine's Day 2011




LOVE
Magnetic, inflammable
Landing, penetrating, merging
Melting cheese suddenly on a piece of roasted toast.
Stickiness.




photograph: Nicole.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Litany I - You


You are the moon and the shade,
and the fox and the track.
You are the wind shaking the tree house
and the wet merging into the window.
You are the cactus and its striking red flower
and the thorn suddenly out of the stalk.

However, you are not the reflection of the sun,
the bubbles along side the shell,
or the juice in the coconut.
And you are certainly not the escalating salty vapor.
There is no way you are the escalating salty vapor.

It is possible that you are the only fireflies beside the river,
maybe even the last star in the dawn,
but you are not even close
to being the sound of sparks in the burning fire wood.

And a quick look in the mirror will show
That you are neither the lion in the grasslands
nor the lion in the withering castle.

It might interest you to know,
speaking of the plentiful imagery of the world,
that I am the rose on another unknown planet.

I also happen to be the cloud turning into grey,
the bird forgetting the lost feather,
and the waving light under the vibrant leaves.

I am also the echo from the valley,
and the branch fading in the end.
But don’t  worry, I am not the moon and the shade.
You are still the moon and the shade.
You are always the moon and the shade.
not to mention the fox and – somehow the track.


Photograph: Zjim

Monday, February 7, 2011

Poem I - Faith



Faith
Faith flies across the ocean to an evergreen island,
Spreads bonbons from his shady foggy pocket,
Quietly, melting into her heart.



Photograph: Caitlin Lois