The Ocean Has a Thousand Voices (A Poem)

The Ocean Has a Thousand Voices (A Poem)

The ocean has a thousand voices Its roar makes the mountain shake Its groaning moves the earth to tears Its whisper brings back sweet memories Its symphony in the dark stirs my soul I bow in awe and worship my...
I Did it His Way (A Poem)

I Did it His Way (A Poem)

The night is here, the end is near My body aches and cries for rest Still I toil with sweat and tears Till I breathe my very last breath. The field is ripe for harvest, But where have the workers gone? It has been a long hard day, I did it His way. A long, long time...
Poems for Suffering Children

Poems for Suffering Children

Who Am I? My name is written on the sand— Am I a sandman? My name is written on the sky— Am I a raindrop From the cloud above? My name is written on the sea— Am I a ripple Of the mighty ocean That kisses the rocks into sand? (This is meant to be a fun poem, conveying...
Ode to an 80-year-old Chinese: Climbing Sacramental Street (A Poem)

Ode to an 80-year-old Chinese: Climbing Sacramental Street (A Poem)

unsplash-logoAmy Rollo The burden of time Gets heavier With each step uphill. I need to go home To my tiny home In this foreign land. I want to go home, But where is my home-home, To which my heart belongs? I must climb the hill, Against the gravity of Age and sorrows...
Ode to a Cancer Man (Poems)

Ode to a Cancer Man (Poems)

For my brother, David Chi-Hsian Wong. I. He is a cancer man One foot in the grave and One foot in Neverland Defiant to the end. Looking ahead Beyond the ocean With a twinkle In his eyes. He has cheated death Once, twice, or thrice He can play hide-and-seek For one...