God's Creation (ABC)
10:08 PM |

A piercing ray of illumination
Blessed line, strong and unbroken
Cast upon the spherical collection
Darkness soon to be abandoned
The Almighty plans His wondrous creation.  

"Rising Sun" "Sun and the ocean" Sun Wallpaper

Endless bounded watery accumulation
Fermenting rage of explosive oceans
Gathered in one volatile position
Heading towards separate directions
Sea and land, He directs to make an appearance.

"waves", "water and sand", "waves separating the land"

Interesting plants on dry terrain
Juicy fruits, succulent sensation
Kosher grains, glorious manifestation
Limitless oxygen-filled forestation
Yahweh continues creating with scientific deliberation.

"forest"

Moon and sun to rule the firmament
Night and day to mark equal separation
Opulent stars to spread across the heavens
Precise time to indicate years and seasons
The Omnipotent deliberates with logical reasons.

"Day and Night" "world separated to day and night"

Quixotic creatures make flying appearance
Roaming land animals gentle and violent
Sea monsters with fluid swimming precision
To reproduce in numbers His key direction
Jehovah sees what He does is marvelously excellent.

"animals fantasy"

Utmost power to a life-form must be given
Victorious over all the creatures in existence,
Walking the land, praising, living in obedience 
Xeroxed in His image, He breathes life into humans
"God's creation"
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At last God rests, pleased with the works of His intelligence.
(From Genesis - 1:1 - 2:4)

26 Jan 2009 

ABC poem : 
Lines 1 to 4 - words, phrases or clauses. 
The first word of each line is in alphabetical order. 
Line 5 is one sentence, beginning with any letter.

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The Month of Hungry Ghosts
2:17 PM |

It’s the seventh month of the lunar year:

The stage is set, the audience gathers round,
opera singers wail a plaintiff melodious sound,
The sloe-eyed actor, in bright-costumed glory,
with puckered scarlet lips, he weaves a story.


It’s the time when the dead become the undead,
wandering in the world causing fear and dread,
Clothes left out at dusk are much-sought attire,
for souls to take the shape of a human nature.


Food and drink are left to satisfy their hunger,
they’ve missed much in their world thereafter,
Prayers uttered and candles lit to show the way,
a lost soul may refuse to go, it’d rather stay.


If you feel a gust of wind rattle your door-knob,
or hear voices that plead with wrenching sobs,
Let us in they say, it is freezing cold out here,
keep still, for it is your warm blood they desire.
 
"ghost at your doorstep"

The gates of Hades are open for them to be free,
go about your daily business, leave them be, 
"Ghost gif", "animated ghost",
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This month, kind humans, give them their rights,
you take the day, let them rule the nights.

23 Aug 2009 

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Spring Bargains (Ballade)
11:50 PM |

China Town quickly comes alive
Stalls mushroom all over the street
Stray dogs beg for food to survive
Cats scoot from under trampling feet.
Drums echo a steady bong-beat
Clothes are of mixed hue and sizes
While husbands wait in calm defeat
Women still gripe over prices.

"Dragon" "Chinese New Year Dragon" "Dragon Dance"
Film-stars cause a sudden revive
Butchers’ hands are bloodied with meat
Kids in mothers’ clasp, twist and dive
Policemen chase thieves in doomed feat.
Lanterns are bought that wealth surfeit
Dragons prance with precise gestures
While customers sweat in the heat
Women still gripe over prices.

Pineapples, for fortune to thrive
Oranges make one’s future sweet
Bamboo shoots, for vigour and vive
Poultry and fish, a sumptuous treat. 
"red packets" "Chinese New Year" "Red Ang Pow Packet"
That kinsfolk at dinner may meet
Work is finished before darkness
As hawkers pack up their wares neat
Women still gripe over prices.
‘Love letters’ are snacks that kids eat
Red packets change hands with gladness
As New Year nears with festive greet
Women still gripe over prices.  

19 Jan 2009
 "Glitter Graphics" "Chinese New Year Glitter" "Chinese New Year Glitter" "Chinese New Year Animated"


The ‘true’ ballade -three eight-line stanzas and a concluding four-line stanza with a consistent meter.
Rhyme scheme is ababbcbC ababbcbC ababbcbC bcbC 
where C is a refrain.
(Each line in this ballade is made up of 8 syllables)

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