Poem :: Bicycle

Bright red BMX
First prize at dog show
Journeys on dirt tracks
Wind in hair bestowed

Chased by mad brown dog
Bitten on right leg
Popped tetanus shot
Needle o so big! 

Unfazed by ordeal
Freedom continued 
Rat sneakily steal
Absent of tributes

Police recovered
It was not the same 
Love rediscovered
Reignite the flame 

Free to paint my dreams
Spirit once reborn 
Two-wheeled's great esteem 
Ride forth, on and on

Poem :: Monsoon

A certain feel and scent in the air
Showered with this love affair 
Of hot earth and monsoon rain 
All this waiting is not in vain

Cross legged on the concrete floor
Screened by absent double glass doors
Waves descend down in piles 
Flood the sea of blue mosaic tiles 

Armed with paper and origami hands
Shipwrights are made on demand
White beauties slowly spawned
Begins the race to the koi pond 

This joyous season is catalogued 
With chorus of banded bull frogs 
Power outage adorned with candles 
Night filled with ghastly ghost tales

Poem :: The Fawn

Canvas shoes drew curves freehand
Like a crab's random sketches on the sand 

First bus to school filled with uncertainty 
Shaking like a leaf inadvertently

Approached our house with a warm rumble
Sky blue bus driven by a bald uncle 

Hand tally counter clicked as I alighted
A beautiful fawn was sighted

A gentle face with large brown eyes 
Dimpled smile emphasised 

Her name was Madeleine 
The tower with a beacon of light 

Her delicate hand gesture 
Its worth? A priceless treasure

Poem :: Yee Por Por

Our love for her is insurmountable 
Her sincerity rescued those troubled

Like a shepherdess with her sheep
She cared for them indeed

Her empty pockets were threadbare
Generous laughter with richness to spare 

Anticipated the nights we'd visit her house
The opposite side of the town to ours

By the tin mine lake with plentiful of children
Lotus flowers bloom in her water garden 

After dinner, our bronze Ford hummed slowly
Towards our destination in MTD

Through the heart, turn right
Cross the creek, switch on the light

As the wheels danced and swayed across the sandy grains
We shook off our troubles and pains 

Hide and seek crickets twittering 
Amphibians played melodies accompanying

The winds weaved through the pampas grass 
Martins and bugs twirl in tempo upon mirrored glass

Opened windows cleared for enhanced sensory
Locally made heong peng's scent blown in, creating memories

Crispy crust with smattering of sesame seeds 
Caramelised coconut still hot, gooey and so sweet

When one is found in London or perhaps Melbourne
Its taste, smell or form brings her back to me