exquisite words that evoke pauses, <br />those pauses that deepen the moments <br />like the shadows the candles <br />cast over the the wall. <br />i search my mind for moments <br />locked in my psyche, still waiting <br />to be freed into the ocean of expressions, <br />such as the nesting hen i found using her beak to move her egg closer to herself, <br />the monkeys that lined the roadside for hangouts from tourists and <br />the toad that stole into my bathroom <br />to enjoy a bath with me. <br />in this haiku quest, i stumble onto <br />artistic treasures on mental floors <br />waiting to be strewn into <br />three liner jewellery, <br />the brain now and then throwing gems at me challenging me to put the sparkles into them<br /><br />john tiong chunghoo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/haiku-quest/
