Dark Jungle

Living in the jungle
Jungle of darkness
Prison of isolation
Rejected
Starving love
Beware of the lurking evil

Dark sharp pointed hands
Knock the door of minds
Possessing the hearts
Sowing seeds of darkness
Into the hearts and minds
Hatred breeds within

Bitter fruits bloom out
Out to lash innocent lives
Lives in dismay and destruction
More minds and hearts are
Smeared with questions and blood
Smeared with hurts and pains

An excruciating endless cycle
Are lives not precious?

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Inspiration On: Sunday, 15 December 2013 at 12:14pm
Inspiration Ends On: Monday, 21 April 2014 at 3:17am

Understanding human’s psychology and the heartbreaking news of contaminated food, riots, and war summed this poetry. Wish you all have good days and thank you.

Lazy Cat & Worm

High piling tasks to complete
Someone relaxes without lifting hands
Enjoying giving out commands
For me to do
To do this
To do that
To search this
To search that

Such a simple tasks
Doesn’t bother to lift hands
Always on bed
Cluttering the place
Messing the tidy place
Lazes on bed
Like a lazy worm
Lazy like the cat
Sleeping two thirds of the day
Am I a slave without break?
All tasks seem endless

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Inspiration On: Wednesday, 25 December 2013 from 2:18pm to 2:28pm

Terry Shepherd’s poetry dived into my hearts and minds. Her poetry can be found at here and I can understand her feelings to have a break.

快 Speedy

眼睛快 看到零食 头脑快 管手和脚步 拉椅子 拿零食 耳朵快 从脚步声知是谁 听到开声零食饱开 鼻子快 闻到 好吃零食 手脚快 快速度 脚快 跑去 好吃零食 手快 抢花生 从我手里 嘴唇快 吞花生 关紧紧 口快 牙齿咬碎花生 舌头推进喉咙 喉咙快 吞下 所有花生 头手脚度快 全身度快 谁能顶不住 他的快动作

Speedy eyes Target a snack pack Speedy brain Signalling feet and hands Pull a chair to open fridge To gulp food Speedy ears Knowing whose footsteps Knowing opened snacks packs Speedy nose Smelling Delicious snacks Speedy feet Running towards Delicious food A pair of speedy hands and feet Runs swiftly Speedy hands Snatch snack packs From my hands Speedy lips Gulp snacks Close tightly Speedy mouth Mince snacks Ready to swallow Speedy throat Swallowing Minced food Speedy brain, hands and feet Speedy body parts Nobody in the house Able to stop him His fast motion

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Inspiration On: Wednesday, 27 November 2013 at 8pm
Inspiration On: Thursday, 28 November 2013 at 10am

This poetry was triggered during conversation dinner with my husband. I shared how our 35 months son sneakily stealed a Milo drink packs from our snack box.

Open Doors

Out of sudden
Open doors
Doors of opportunities
Are laid out
At my sight

Feeling lost
Analyse every door
Lost in confusion
Fear creeps in
Pray to the Lord
Seeking His guidance

All door close
Except one door
Glistening lights
Beaming out gradually
Out of that door
A pointing hand points into
That glistening door
Leading my path

A path I will be going
Without knowing this path
With my Lord’s protection and care
His rod and staff comfort me

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Inspiration On: Tuesday, 16 July 2013 at 3:34am to 4:01am

As I was thinking of my career path, the first stanza’s image appeared in my mind. There have been so many companies are looking for a full-time employee. When I apply for another position according to my interest, fear crept in of many job confirmation replies. Later on, there was a notion to apply job and leave the rest to God. So I sent my resume to a few companies.

洗吸 Clean Suck

要吸手指 就比需 要洗手 洗手了 然后 吸手指 洗手 吸手指 吸拇指 杀细菌 存在 脏手指 脏拇指

Suck your finger? Should Wash your hands Wash hands Then Suck finger Clean hands Suck finger Suck thumb Eliminates bacteria Living in Dirty fingers Dirty thumbs

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Inspiration On: Saturday, 15 June 2013 from 1pm to 2:30pm

This poetry seems sudden to me when I was explaining to my son to wash and clean his hands. He has the sudden urge to suck his thumb.

多手 Busy Hands

多手 多手 多手的幼儿 虽然多手 忙碌的复印机 他很忙的 观察我 观察阿妈 观察爷爷 观察爸爸 观察佣人 然后仿照 非常有劲 接电话 搅拌蛋黄 摸播放机 摸电脑 摸笔 摸电视按钮 摸喷水 吻我屁股洞 开关冰箱 开关炉灶 开关风 爷爷推升 他也仿照不完美推升 虽然多手 他非常好奇 他是一个甜蜜幼儿 他是非常有劲帮手 他是有爱心的幼儿 爸爸不懂播放键 他马上按和解释 播放键是在那里。

Busy hands Busy hands A pair of busy hands Though busy hands, Busy being a copycat Busy in Observing me closely Observing grandma closely Observing grandpa closely Observing dad closely Observing helper closely Then he becomes a copycat Enthusiastically Answer the phone Stir the egg yolk Touching DVD player Touching computer Touching pens Touching television buttons Touching sprayer Smelling my buttock Opening and banging the fridge door Turning the stove knob on & off Switching the fan on and off Grandpa push up He imitates the push up imperfectly Though busy hands He is full of curiosity He is a sweet boy He is a good help He is a caring toddler. Confounded in finding the play button He shows to his confounded dad The play button.

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Inspiration On: Thursday, 16 May 2013 at 3:14am
Inspiration Ends On: Monday, 27 May 2013 at 5pm

This poetry began with, “多手 多手多手的幼儿” as I think of my son’s disquieted hands and fingers. Though he often touches things meant for adult, his curiosity makes him into a capable son. Take care of him is the most difficult tasks due to his active exploration and disquieted mouth full of, “Why?”

As Sticky As

As sticky as a sticker
Sticky body with
Sticky hands
Sticky neck
It is
The leftover of
A dried perspiration.

As sticky as a glue
Sticking his body parts
Sticking his hands
Onto me
Onto his dad
So sticky like a glue
Such a pungent smell
Enough to faint you
With crossed eyes.

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Inspiration On: Sunday, 24 February 2013 at 1:44pm
Inspiration Ends On: Monday, 25 February 2013 at 12:26am

Attempting Mouth Kissing

Two hands
Fingers of both hands
Are
Clasping
Holding tightly
Wringing
Around her neck
With his legs clasp her waist.

Attempting to
Go near her face.
Attempting to
Kiss her mouth.
Where she holds him further
Attempting to
To prevent him
To prevent his rounded lips
From kissing her mouth.

Door creaks
Door opens
Fingers loosens grip
With failed attempt
Mission fails!
Quietly learn from rebuke.
While she gasps for breathe
Speaks such a strong grasp.

Days pass,
He resolves
He answers
He wants
To have a wife.
Laughter burst out
Amused of speech.
He laughs ear to ear.

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Inspiration On: Friday, 15 February 2013

A few days ago, my son was trying to kiss the helper’s mouth by holding her neck. She told me what happened when I was in the room for a while. I understand that he was curious about kissing though normally he kisses his soft toys. But I guided him not to do mouth kissing towards anyone and even his helper.