Frozen Fish Poor little buggers, lying among the ice crystals with blank stares, awaiting the next meal. The next meal for people, that is. Finding ourselves at the top of the food chain is a blessing we don’t consider everyday. The helplessness of our prey, the cold end they meet are also thoughts that probably […]
The Chinese have a term for cell phone users: Ditouzhu 低頭族（低头族), or the clan of those with lowered heads. It encompasses the young and the old, the mobile and the bedridden. Everyone with a cell phone attached. Cell phone users are slowly catching on. On the popular show Shark Tank, 2 guys pitched the “NoPhone”, […]
Sometimes we take our mothers for granted. I know this because I’m guilty of it also. Living apart from my mom, I don’t frequently see her or tell her I love her. But I know that she is always there for me. My mother wrote this poem. To me, the essence of this particular hug […]
Original Light Poetry in Chinese calligraphy Snowflakes fill the skyWhite in every directionSnowmen standing in rowsPuffing their chests and holding heads highSmiling with a confident airChecking to see who’s tallThe highest is not meTurns out it’s the building 雪花飞满天 四野白茫茫 雪人排排站 昂首挺胸膛 含笑真神气 看谁个儿高 最高不是我 原来是楼房 Xuěhuā fēi mǎn tiān sìyě bái mángmáng xuěrén pái pái […]
Original Light Poetry in Chinese calligraphy 兒童詩 （儿童诗 Értóng shī） English TranslationThe winter sun covers his headToo lazy to speak lazy to moveHeaven ordered him to sleepNo need to be nosy, no need to stand outThe fine winter blanket is softBut scratches the nose until it itchesCan’t help but: Ha-cheww (sneeze)Thick clouds partHe peaks out […]