Sweet Like a Crow

Your smile looks like a cow being shoved

into a slaughter house

like somebody who heard the funnest joke

like a fish swimming in a current

like a shinning tomato, like someone turning on 60 lamps

in a dark room, like a giraffe dying,

a mango being slice

a head nodding beat

a kookabura chanting at Chancellor Hall

like a pigeon swimming throw the air

like a eye getting smashed by a baseball

like the crowd at a Megadeth concert

a tin full of cookies, a greed toad

with a cricket on it's tongue

like a Boeing 747 from Beijing

like Air China peanuts,

a candle flame flickering, like twenty

burgers being squashed

by sixteen sashimi chefs in a dimly lit restaurant.

Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening- Copy Change Poem

Whose muscles these are I think I know.

His biceps are massive, incredibly so;

He will not glipse at me working out

For his triceps are too great for me

He must believe that it is strange

To pause here without any muscles

With droopy triceps and big belly

Around the nearest gym.

He lifts his shirt making me jelly,

And asks why I'm so smelly

A tense quiet follows awaiting my answer

The silent beating of my heart.

The thought of muscles excite me

But to get won't be a cup of tea,

And gotta train for weeks before I'm buff,

And gotta train for weeks before I'm buff.

Red Wheelbarrow- copy change poem

So much depends

Upon

A cold can

O'beer

Covered with frost

Crystals

Inside the cold

Refrig

      As the Prince of Verona, I am extremely saddened and ashamed by the actions that the members of the Montague and Capulet families took on in my city. This tragic feuding by these two families caused four of my friends that I trusted and loved dearly to lose their lives to these pointless acts of violence.

      As the Prince of Verona, it is my duty and responsibility to ensure that such needless deaths of productive members of our society will never happen again. I will make sure that the pointless feuding of the Montagues and Capulets will end immediately, and if they do not listen I will banish them from Verona forever. I cannot afford to have more members of this city to perish due to some inconsequential and naive fighting.
 
       Starting from this day I decree that all fighting and all feuding will be outlawed and the guilty families or participants will be punish severely either by fines or in extreme cases like this one, banishment. Marriage will now require only the consent of the partners and not the respective parents as this was also one of the major causes of this tragedy. With this change I hope to create a better society in Verona in which everyone can live in peace and harmony.

This isn't the first day of primary school, but it is the earliest memory of school that I have.

   Hey David,

What time is it?

The teacher asks me.

I didn't know how to respond,

I was not taught how to speak in English.

Though i understood the question,

I didn't know how to respond.

My six year old brain,

brightened like a light bulb,

I knew how I can answer the question!

I grabbed my teacher's hand, 

And dragged her over,

Then I raised my hand, 

And pointed at the clock.

Proverb Poem

 "Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely"

Kings and Queens,

Five centuries ago,

Absolute control,

Undeniable power,

Do what they want,

Whenever they want.

Chinese emperors,

Start dynasties glorious,

Just, incredibly generours,

Caring about their people.

As more emperors come and go,

They get used to

Their infinite power, 

It's as if they 

Are supposed to be rich.

Monarchs of countries,

Become incredibly pompous,

Bombastic, and arrogant.

They sleep and spend,

Corrupted by power,

Surrounded and deafened by money,

They become the reason,

For the kingdom's demise.

The Oldest Person I Know

 My Grandfather

         The oldest person I know personally is my grandfather on my mother's side. My grandfather lives in an apartment with one of my uncles in Kaoxiong, Taiwan. Right now, he is around 90 years old, and is the only living grandparent I have. The first time I met him that I can remember was when I was around four years old. My mother put me on his lap and let him play with me. At that time, his hair hasn't completely turned white and there wasn't as many wrinkles on his face. However, he still has the same warm, kind and loving look in his eyes as today. I also remember not understanding what he said because he has an accent on his mandarin.

         My grandfather used to be a soldier from China, but because of the Chinese Revolution, he was forced to move here. Because of this, he lives a very organized and orderly life. Even though he walks with a humped back, he continues to maintain a daily routine of going out to walk every morning. He also follows many Chinese customs, like how he wants everyone in the family to be present at mealtimes, even if you're not hungry. When I think of my grandfather, I always remember the delicious smells of New Year's dinner. Dumplings, delicious fresh veggies, and savory meats and Taiwanese sausages are always present. He also connotes the brilliant and vibrant sparks that explodes from the firecrackers we light on New Year's Eve.
   
         Although there isn't much to talk about between my grandfather and I, but family is family, so I know he loves me and he knows that I love him. There wasn't a lot of time to be with him when I was younger because my dad's work caused us to move around a lot. This is even truer now, because we live half-way around the world from each other. I wish, no, I know that he will stay healthy and I wish him the best in the rest of his life.