***************************** <br />winter rain <br />the calm metropolis <br />from the first subway train <br /> <br />***************************** <br /> <br />fading light <br />the couple start <br />for their secret haunt <br /> <br />***************************** <br /> <br />sickle moon <br />at the river corner <br />cutting weeds <br /> <br />***************************** <br /> <br />warm embrace <br />between her and me <br />her week-old son <br /> <br />***************************** <br /> <br />tired eyes <br />flipping the pages <br />for the dancing numbers <br /> <br />***************************** <br /> <br />if only the <br />sea can be calm <br />this troubled world <br /> <br />***************************** <br /> <br />winter wind - <br />rivalling <br />the freshness of my mind <br /> <br />***************************** <br /> <br />unrequited love <br />i walk over the <br />fields and spots <br />the tears i still <br />keep to myself <br /> <br />***************************** <br /> <br />empty church, just <br />pews and a solitary me <br />praying and joining god <br />in savouring the whispers <br />of my own prayers <br /> <br />***************************** <br /> <br />in minutes the night <br />sky was a grey blanket <br />the moon and stars rubbed out <br />this sad page of my life <br />i wish god to turn over for me <br /> <br />***************************** <br /> <br />bright red roses <br />pinkish lilies <br />fascinating floral colours <br />i think about mom's kimono <br />the one that too got my heart afflutter <br /> <br />****************************** <br /> <br />silent night <br />all spoilt by the silent night <br />carolling <br /> <br />****************************** <br /> <br />after the storm <br />a headless snowman <br />still standing <br /> <br />******************************<br /><br />john tiong chunghoo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/japanese-short-forms/
