haiku: <br /> <br />dying young <br />the pain <br />split roots of an unearthed plant <br /> <br />poem: <br /> <br />to die young <br />aches the heart <br />of young and old <br />ripping seedlings <br />from the ground <br />its tendril roots <br />split into halves <br />consigning <br /> <br />-life and death- <br />-heaven and hell- <br /> <br />the bruised part <br />given earth <br />slowly heals <br />continues to grow <br /> <br />the other decays <br />within days <br /> <br />the pain to see <br />a young goes <br />never to return <br /> <br />the ache? <br />bruised (heart) veins <br />the fashion <br />of the split <br />dishevelled roots <br />of an unearthed plant<br /><br />john tiong chunghoo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/to-see-the-young-go/
