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Hardly had I
said goodbye to July
when those fiery day lilies
were painting an entire mountain
orange and red
Do you still remember
we didn't have a chance either
to bid the last goodbye
and now we've all but passed
the summer of our life
Perhaps we'll feel less sorrowful
come the fall
for those passionate lilies
are more lovely
than all the rosy glow
in summer
It's awesome
that you own many sharp teeth
which cut like a knife
yet you'll be in trouble
when faced with people
with sharper minds
And it's merely frightening
to take a glance
at your blo-dy mouth
yet you'll be endangered
when dealing with someone
whose stomach is even bigger
than your huge mouth
And I'm sorry
to predict that one day
it'll be the end of your story
when we human beings
keep on prospering
producing numerous offspring
I've been waiting
by the window of August
for the season of cool breezes
to come by
or just to fly by
swiftly like a swallow
but it's still mid summer
I'm afraid
I can't hang on
any longer
to see the last autumn
of my life
I don't feel sorrow
for even a green leaf
may turn yellow
and fall from its mother tree
at any minute
I'm not going to whine
but laugh
for I'll be free soon
from the earthbound body
I'll be free at last
Little birds
Though I don't understand your words
as well as your world
I often see you either chitchat
all day long
or chirp a song
now and then
Those hard working farmers
who labor in the field
from morning till night
are struggling
to get out of their plight
Nevertheless
you harvest their crops happily
and lead a fabulous life as easy as pie
like the filthy rich
Little wonder you can always be
happy go lucky
Oh please, Butterfly
Please stop
flapping your wings
for a little while
for you might ripple
a most innocent smile
that's reflecting
in my mind
It's the smile
that I've been missing
day and night
for ages
My dear friends
Don't weep
but smile for me
when one day
I have to meet my maker
for then
I won't suffer
any more
To light up the darkness
around me
I'm doomed to
keep burning myself
until turning into
a pool of tears
A faded yellow eucalyptus leaf
is falling
in the early morning
when the air is still crispy fresh
It simply keeps falling
without any breeze
not on the flowery meadow
a few meters away
but on the hood of my car
in a parking lot
when September has not yet come
It was in the season
when daffodils were in full bloom
that we came across each other
Like two trails
once crossing each other
now you've gone your way
and I my way
While the leaves are changing
colors and fading
my heart is getting colder
I haven't thought of you
for a long while
let alone dreaming of you
Since it's impossible
for us to get together again
why not let our story drift away
with the summer dream
Last night
I was kissed in my dream
by a dew drop
mysterious
pretty and young
yet even before the Sun rose
she was gone
What was going on
I tried to recall
when I woke up
in the morning
Why should a thing of joy
be so fleeting
I've made up my mind
not to shed a tear for you
if one day
you have to bid adieu
Don't get me wrong
my heart isn't made of stone
but I fear
my tear
may flood your town
and drown
those innocent living beings
in the ocean
Roselle plants
are coming back to bloom
at this time of the year
without
making any promise
to the season
Yet without a reason
you've disappeared
forever and ever
Your sweetness of yesterday
has added up to
this sorrow of today
If there's a tornado
tomorrow
I wonder
whether it'll be able to move
this sorrow
even a centimeter
If you're still feeling lazy
from the fading
summer heat
I'll ride
on a falling leaf
to knock
at your window
and to whisper
in your ear
the most gorgeous
season is here
to stay
so that you may
open your heart
as well as your window
to feel
the golden hues
gradually
taking over
the green rice field
along with the forest
on the hill
Not capable
of crafting a mountain
of shiny yellow gold
for this hustling world
to adore
I've been pretty used to
eating my humble pie
and only hope
to grow
in my homely garden
a few tiny jasmines
to share with
my redneck neighbors
their light fragrance
The bikini you're wearing
is as revealing
as the birthday suit
of tropical fish
colorful vibrant and girlish
Yes
you're the coolest ice cream
to my eyes
in the sizzling hot summer
when life
seems trapped
in a drowsy slumber
But I know
there is an invisible red line
that's as good
as a big sum of fine
that I mustn't cross
If I do
I'll be nailed to a cross
falling easy prey to
the most
mesmerizing spider web
you spun
in the long run
One rainy afternoon
you showered me
with many a fanciful balloon
Like raindrops one after another
your tenderness kept falling
on the pond of my heart
forming multitudinous ripples
ever expanding your charming dimples
along with my blissfulness
But all of a sudden
I felt totally helpless
as the rain stopped abruptly
and ruthlessly